French critic to judge at Iran festival

French critic Matthieu Darras announced as a jury member at the Cinema Verite in Iran.

The French director was selected to judge at the international section of the 11th edition of the event.

Darras is the artistic director of TorinoFilmLab, an int’l laboratory that supports emerging talent from all over the world.

Italian documentarian Gianfranco Rosi is another jury member for the international section.

The 11th edition of the Cinema Verite is aimed at protecting the nation's identity, promoting creative documentary and reinforcing the link between documentary cinema and social facts and events.

The fest also strives to introduce new global developments in documentary cinema, provide financial support for documentarians by distributing and screening their works in other festivals as well as breaking down barriers to film production.

The 11th Cinema Verite is slated for December 10-17, 2017 in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

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