CYRUS INT. FILM FESTIVAL
ADVISORY BOARD
Honourable Dr. Reza Moridi (Chair)
Former Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Former Ontario Minister of Research, Innovation and Science
Dr. Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
Professor, Historical Studies, History and Middle Eastern Civilization
University of Toronto
Dr. Khatereh Sheibani
Scholar, Author, Instructor
York University
FESTIVAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dr. Amir Ganjavie
Festival CEO
Dr. Javad Panah
Festival Executive Director
Amir Akbari
Festival Marketing Director
Hooman Shirazi
Public Relations Ambassador
Hooman Razavi
Film Selection Jury
Kamran JD
Film Selection Jury
Mehdi Mohases
Film Selection Jury
FILM CRITIC ADVISORS
Mo Abdi
Film Critic
Mamad Haghighat
Writer & Director
Giulia Dickmans
Historian & Writer
ACADEMIC FILM CRITIC & CULTURAL STUDIES EXPERT
Dr. Johannes Steizinger
Associate Professor, Philosophy
McMaster University
Dr. Sophia Farokhi
Manager
Cinema Iranica
Dr. Elizabeth Davis
Research Affiliate
Cinema Iranica
Dr. Nicole Dufoe
Research Affiliate
Cinema Iranica
David R. Anderson
Research Affiliate
Cinema Iranica
