Iran festival announces jury members

The jury members for 8 sections of the Ammar Popular Film Festival in Iran have been announced.

The Secretariat for the 8th edition of the Ammar Popular Film Festival has released the name of jury members for the 8 sections of the event.

The sections include Video Clip, Poster, Teaser, Radio Productions, Our Film, Criticism, Cinematic Papers and Research as well as Screenplay.

The Ammar Popular Film Festival goes against promotion of “individualism and extreme enjoyment without caring about the society's troubles and other human suppression,” the event’s official website noted.

The festival also enjoys an international version (AIPFF) which aims “to raise real awareness and responsibility among the general public,” the AIPFF website read, adding the event’s mission is to create an atmosphere in which independent filmmakers and thinkers can gather together.

The 8th edition of the festival is scheduled to be held from December 27, 2017, to January 5, 2018, in Tehran.

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