Varesh filmfest announces jury

The Varesh Film Festival has announced jury members of the national section.

The ninth edition of the international event has introduced the list of jury members of national section.

Amir Toudeh Rousta, Nima Javidi, Tannaz Tabatabaee, Mahdi Moniri and Jahangir Nasri Ashrafi are to judge at the event.

A lineup of 53 Iranian films is to vie at the national section of the festival.

The Varesh International Film Festival aims at strengthening and supporting anthropological films and introducing the common cultural heritage of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

Identifying new talents are also among the main objectives of the festival.

The 9th edition of the festival will be held in the northern city of Babol in Mazandaran Province on April 29 – May 3, 2019.

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