The 37th Fajr Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 February 2019 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 37th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2019, at a press conference.

Nima Javidi is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Melbourne (2014) and The Warden (2019). His first feature Melbourne (2014) which was the opening film in critics' week in Venice film festival(2014) has attended more than 90 festivals around the world including Tokyo film festival, Stockholm film festival, Zurich film festival, Cairo film festival, Mardel plata film festival, Shanghai film festival, Istanbul film festival, etc. He received 14 international awards for his first film "Melbourne", including Best Film in Cairo Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Stockholm Film Festival(2014), Best Script in Asia Pacific Awards(2014), Best Director and Best script in Gijon Film Festival(2014).