Iran’s Soleimanzadeh to evaluate films at Indian festival
Iranian film critic, writer and scholar, Hamed Soleimanzadeh, was selected to evaluate the films at the 12th CMS Lucknow International Children’s Film Festival in India, which will run through April 18.
Soleimanzadeh will be accompanied by Ibolya Fekete (well-known Hungarian filmmaker), Rajni Basumatary (Indian filmmaker, actor and producer), Abhijit Ranadiew (programmer and expert on Indian cinema), and Annapurni Subramaniam (Indian journalist and film critic), IRNA reported.
This festival is hosting six Iranian films in the feature and animation sections.
The festival aims at providing a common platform for the producers of children’s films, to project their views for proper development of children’s potential through meaningful films; and also to promote friendship and cooperation among the people of the world.
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.