International Jury

Dr. Jabbar Patel

Award Winning Director, India​

Taghreed ElAsfoury

Award Winning Script Write and Director, Egypt​

Mano Khalil

Award Winning Director, Iraq-Switzerland​

Bassam A. Hajjawi

President/CEO Near East Productions, Board Member Royal Film Commission Jordan, Jordan​

Aakanksha Naval-Shetye

Editor, Filmfair Middle East, Dubai, UAE​​

Sareh Bayat

Berlinale Silver Bear Winning Actress, Iran​​

Tony Asankomah

Creative Writer, Founder GhMoviefreak.com, Ghana​

Nozhat Badi

Film Critic and Analyst, France-Iran ​​

Roozbeh Kafi

Professor of Digital Production and Storytelling. American University in Dubai, UAE​​​

James Hughes

Multi-Award-Winning Writer, Director, Producer ​​