The three-member jury panel consists of Fateh Badparva, Fatemeh Radmanesh, and Salman Farkhondeh, ISNA reported.

Under the supervision of Hossein Mosafer-Astaneh, the festival will open on February 3 and run through February 15.

Born in 1971, Badparva is an actor and filmmaker. He was a jury member of a provincial film festival, as well as a jury member of four editions of Marivan International Theater Festival.

Radmanesh is a 38-year old actor who has won awards at previous editions of Fadjr International Theater Festival.

Farkhondeh is a writer and director, who began his theatrical activities in 2000.

Theatrical groups from Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Italy, France, Algeria and several other countries will perform during the festival.

The 39th edition of the theater festival was organized in 2021, with no international section because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Source: Iran Daily