Marco Muller - President

Marco Müller (Mueller), born in Rome in 1953, returned to his hometown in 2012 to direct the Rome Film Festival, following 22 years of absence, during which he has held the positions of Festival Director in Rotterdam (1989-1991), Locarno (1991-2000) and most recently Venice (2004-2011)

Jury Members for the International Films Competition

·        Khaled Abol NAGA ,"Egypt" - Actor/Producer

·        Mr. Babak Payami, "Canada" - Director

·        Menna Chalabi, "Egypt" - Actress

·        Mr. Madhur Bhandarkar, "India" - Director

·        Mr. Fabio Testi, "Italy" - Actor

·        Ms. Magdalena Boczarska, "Poland" - Actress

·        Mr. Malek El Akkad, "USA" - Producer

·        Mr. Richard Pena, "USA" - Director of New York Film Festival

Ghada Shahbender - President

International Competition Jury will be formed under the terms of the Rules of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

Jury Members for the Human Rights Films Competition

·        Bouchra ,"Egypt" - Actress

·        Ghaleb Shaath, "Palestine" - Director

·        Katarzyna Zawadzka, "Poland" - Actress

·        Mamoun Hassan, "Saudi Arabia" - Screenwriter and Producer

·        Hans-Christian Mahnke, "Germany/USA" - Director and founder of AfricAvenir Namibia Section

 

Mr. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz - President

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a middle class family. He studied Agricultural Sciences and during his college days he practiced acting through the university theatre. He started his acting career by taking a role in "Al Dawama" TV show in the mid 70s.

Jury Members for the Arab Films Competition

·        Dr. Medhat Al-Adl ,"Egypt" - Script writer, poet, and Film Producer

·        Abdel Satar Nagy, "Kuwait" - Critic.

·        Claudia Mershlian, "Lebanon" - Writer, Actress, & Art critic

·        Kinda Alosh, "Syria" - Actress

·        Murad Rafiq, "Yemen" - Director

Klaus Eder - President

Born 1939 in the German city of Augsburg. Studied German literature at Stuttgart university. Worked as film critic from the middle of the 60s, for the national radio and for German

Jury Members for the Fibresci Films Competition

·        Ferial kamel ,"Egypt" - Film critic, documentary film director, & member of cinema syndicate

·        Salome Kikaleishvili, "Georgia" - Film Critic & Journalist.

·        Patrizia Pistagnesi, "Italy" - Film Critic, Author & Screen Writer.

·        MAHREZ KAROUI, "Tunisia" - Professor of French Literature at Tunisian Secondary Institutions