NETPAC jury

Marjan Riahi
Iran

Marjan Riahi is the founder and manager of Short Film News - the first news network on short films and documentaries in Iran and Asia, founded in 2004. Having studied communications science and cinema directing she began her activities in journalism in 1998 working for Iranian newspapers and magazines. Marjan has directed “Eternal Mothers” (2001), a documentary about Iranian actresses, and produced several children short films. She is a member of various film and journalism organizations.


Brian Bennett
Thailand

Brian Bennett is the festival director of Bangkok’s largest short film festival 9FilmFest, which he founded in 2010. He is currently also directing and producing “Reflections of Love”. His previous production work include feature film “Killing Time 24/7” (2006) and several documentaries. For many years Brian was the festival director of Bangkok Film Festival which he was the founder of in 1998.


Joonas Kiik
Estonia

Joonas Kiik is a film aficionado who regularly writes about films on the Internet and in various Estonian newspapers and magazines from Eesti Ekspress to Kinoleht.