TEHRAN – Movies by five Iranian filmmakers will be screened in the various sections of Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia, the organizers have announced.

“Pig” by Mani Haqiqi and “Dressage” by Puya Badkubeh have been selected for the Neighbors/Friends section of the festival, which opened on Friday.

“Mr. Deer” by Mojtaba Musavi and “The Servant” by Farnush Abedi are competing in the Asian Animation for Adults section.

Tahmineh Milani, the Iranian director of movies such as “Ceasefire” and “Two Women”, is presiding over the jury for the official competition of the festival.

Milani is the director of over twenty movies, including “Children of Divorce”, “The Legend of Ah”, “The Hidden Half”, “The Fifth Reaction”, “What Else Is New?”, “Kakadu”, “The Unwanted Woman”, “Payback” and “One of Us Two”. 

Her “Two Women” has been selected to go on screen in the Films by Jury Members section.

Actress Maria Shukshina and filmmakers Alexei German Jr. and Alexei Popogrebsky, all from Russia, and South Korean screenwriter Choi Jung-mi are other members of the jury.

Photo: Mani Haqiqi (R) directs Leila Hatami in a scene from “Pig”.

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