Iranian producer judges at Lebanon Filmfest

Iranian producer and international distributor Elaheh Nobakht has joined Beirut International Female Film Festival (BWFF) as a jury member.

Nobakht is a successful woman who has been a manager of the international guests section of Fajr Film Festival for years. She also was a jury member of the International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva in Switzerland.

Nada Abou Farhad who appeared in the movie ‘Damascus Time’ by the Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia was also one of the jury members of the Lebanese film event. 

The festival aims to highlight the abilities of women in different life situations through the power of the lens and cinema.

BWFF was held on March 11-16, 2019. Eleven films from Germany, Turkey, England, Canada, Morocco, China, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Tunisia, and Lebanon competed at the event. A film from Cyprus garnered the best movie award.

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