Saturday, 8 January 2022 (YJC)_ Payman Maadi has been selected as one of the jury members in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance Film Festival in the US has selected Iranian actor Payman Maadi as one of its jury members in the 2022.
This year’s Sundance Film Festival will be held in hybrid format from January 20 to 30.
The jurors include Marielle Heller (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Andrew Haigh (“Looking”), Payman Maadi (“A Separation”) and more.
on the jury for US dramatic competition, alongside Heller and Maadi, Chelsea Barnard, a producer on “C’mon C’mon” and “Booksmart is another juror.
Payman Maadi is one of the prominent Iranian-American actors, screenwriters, and directors. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-winning film A Separation and About Elly by director Asghar Farhadi.
Due to rising COVID-19 cases, this year Sundance will take place online at festival.sundance.org.