Majidi will be the guest of honor of the Turkish festival and will hold some masterclasses at the Atlas Cinema on December 4, Mehr News Agency wrote.
During the masterclass, Iranian director will share his experiences with movie lovers.
Nearly 450 films from 50 countries were submitted for the competition and non-competition sections, and 19 nominees are competing for the Best Film Award.
On December 3, Majidi’s ‘Children of Heaven’ and ‘Sun Children’ will be screened at the festival.
The Iranian short film, ‘Branded,’ by Iranian director Fatemeh Mohammadi, will join the Competition Section of the upcoming edition of the Turkish screening.
Headed by Turkish director Atalay Tasdiken, the festival’s jury consists of Georgian filmmaker Giorge Ovashvili, Kosovar director Isa Qosja, Turkish actor Serdar Orcin and Turkish academic Nazli Eda Noyan.
The festival will run through December 5.