He was invited to join the jury members of the Italian festival including Canadian award-winning actor and director, Juan Riedinger, and French actress, Marie Boissard, IRNA reported.
Soleimanzadeh has already been selected as a member of the jury panel at the Schlingel International Film Festival in Germany, the 10th Dytiatko International Children’s Television Festival in Ukraine, the 44th Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden, the River International Film Festival in Italy, the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival in South Korea, the 17th International Short Film Festival Detmold in Germany, the Kolibri International Film Festival for Childhood and Youth in Bolivia, and Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Weeks sections of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
He will also evaluate the films at the 44th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), slated to be held in the Greek city of Drama, from September 12 to 18.
The 10th edition of the Italian event dedicates its Meridiani section to movies from Iranian filmmakers. Short films from a single country are reviewed every year in this non-competitive section, which will screen eight films from Iran this year.
In addition, an exhibition is dedicated to Vittorio de Sica, a focus on Iranian cinema, screenings, cinema meetings and masterclasses. These are the main ingredients of this year’s festival.
The 10th edition of the festival, which is slated to be held in person from September 18 to 25, will host 106 short films, from 37 countries.
The festival’s mission is to spread the talent of young emerging directors in the panorama of Italian, European and international cinema, pursuing the aim of merging culture, territory and tourism, with a particular interest for innovations in the field of cinema, also supported by new technological languages, the event’s official website wrote.
Source: Iran Daily