Jury Panel for the Children Theater Competition

According to the festival's public relations office, five prominent artists from theater, cinema, and television will serve on the "Children's Theater Competition" judging panel at the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth.

Reza Babak, Fariba Daliri, Elika Abdolrazaghi, Giti Ghasemi, and Seyed Javad Hashemi have been appointed to the judging committee for this year's festival's "Children's Theater Competition."

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."