Introduction of the Jury Panel for the "Youth Theater Competition"

According to the festival's public relations office, five prominent theater artists will serve on the jury for the "Youth Theater Competition" at the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth in Hamedan.

The appointed judges are Behram Shah Mohammadi, Mojtaba Mahdi, Mohammad Javad Kaboudarahangi, Alireza Ostadi, and Mona Farjad. These artists have been selected as jury members for this festival section.

The 29th "International Theater Festival for Children and Youth – Hamedan," by artistic directed by Amir Mashhadi Abbas Amir Mashhadi Abbas and organized by the Dramatic Arts Center of Iran of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, with the support of Hamedan Municipality and in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Hamedan Province and the Iranian Performing Arts Association, will be held in the historical city of Hamedan in November 2024. The festival slogan is "Theater: A Dialogue Without Borders." The festival aims to "foster empathy and cooperation, as well as the growth, awareness, and confidence of Iranian children through the art of theater."

Other objectives of the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth include

• "realizing the social participation of children and youth,"
• "promoting public culture,"
• "strengthening the foundations of family and intergenerational communication,"
• "citizenship education and enhancing responsibility by encouraging active participation of Iranian children and youth in theatrical productions."