International Jury

Golam Rabbany Biplob

Bangladesh
A collaborator for the inauguration of the section Terra Incognita, this year featuring Bangladesh, Golam Rabbany Biplob is known in his country foremost as an activist in the film club movement and founder of the International Film Festival Bangladesh. Film director (On the Wings of Dreams, 2007, presented in the parallel section Terra Incognita), he is also the vice-president of the International Federation of Film Societies (FICC/IFFS).

Sepideh Farsi

Iran 
Born in Teheran, the Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi studied Mathematics in Paris before shifting her interest to photography and film. She directed several short films as well as documentaries, amongst others Harat (2007) and Teheran Without Permisson (2009). In 2011 she participated at FIFF‘s International Competition with her film The House under the Water. Sepideh Farsi is currently editing her latest work.

Jacky Goldberg

France
A well known signature amongst francophone film aficionados for his articles in the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, film critic Jacky Goldberg has all the credentials to cross over to the other side. He has just produced the documentary Golden Slumbers (2011) by Davy Chou, which has been presented at Berlinale 2012. He has directed three short films, among them Far From Manhattan (2010). In 2009, he founded the film club Thursday Night Live.

Mohammad Rasoulof

Iran
Graduate of Shiraz University (Sociology) and Sooreh Higher Education Institute (Film Editing), director Mohammad Rasoulof stands for independent Iranian filmmaking with its particular focus on the poetic rendering of social realities. He is celebrated internationally for his successful films Iron Island (2005) and Good Bye (2011). Nevertheless he faces an occupational ban and imprisonment back home.

Franz Treichler

Switzerland
Very few Swiss musicians have exerted the kind of influence that Franz Treichler has. One day in 1985, The Young Gods started in Fribourg, and Franz Treichler was their heart and soul, right from the first beat. Before long, they were being talked about by the likes of David Bowie and U2. Today he has turned to dance and cinema, for example by creating musical illustrations for old Dada films.

The International Jury Awards

The International Jury presents three prestigious awards: the Regard d'or (Grand Prize of the Festival) for the best film, the Talent Tape Award and the Special Jury Award.

All the FIFF awards and juries