Iran Fajr festival announces jury

Fajr International Film Festival announces the names of jury members for all sections of the event.

 The names jury members for various sections of the festival are as follows.

Cinema Salvation–International Competition Jury:

Joanna Kos-Krauze, Poland

Milcho Manchevski, Macedonia

Dimitri Athanitis, Greece

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, India

Mahmoud Kalari, Iran

Giovanni Spagnoletti, Italy

Merila Zarei, Iran

Eastern Vista–Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries–Jury:

Salome Demuria, Georgia

Suhan Pansha, Malaysia

Ahmet Boyagioglu, Turkey

Ammar Jamal, Iraq

Farhad Aslani, Iran

Interfaith Competition Jury:

Valérie De Marnhac, France

Thomas Kroll, Germany

Mohammad-Reza Zaeri, Iran

NETPAC Jury:

Andreas Ungerbock, Austria

Raman Chawla, India

Habib Ahmadzadeh, Iran

Established in 1982, the Fajr International Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

Directed by Reza Mirkarimi, the 36th edition of the festival is slated for April 19-27, 2018, in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

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