TEHRAN – Three foreign cineastes have been selected to the judge the films in the international competition of the 15th International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF).

Luis Castro from Venezuela, John Gianvito from America, and Federico Tomas are the cineastes, the organizers announced on Sunday.

Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Fayyaz and Nader Talebzadeh are other members of the jury.

Over 20 movies will be screened in the official competition of the festival, which will be held in Tehran from November 26 to 30.

A group of foreign cineastes, including Syrian director Basil Al-Khatib and his fellow actress Salma Almasri, the star of Iranian director Seifollah Daad’s drama “The Survivor”, are scheduled to attend the event. 

Photo: A combination photo shows the jury of the 15th International Resistance Film Festival.

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