MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival has inducted Freida Pinto as part of its international jury. She will join names like Michael Apted, Kerry Fox, Bruno Barreto, Chang Dong Lee, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, and Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja as part of the jury.
The actress will be part of the judging panel for the short film competitions in the Muhr Arab, Muhr Asia Africa and Muhr Emirati categories, to be headed by film critic Mark Adams.
The Muhr Arab Documentary Jury will be led by British filmmaker Michael Apted who will be joined by Jordanian documentarian Azza El Hassan and Chris Fujiwara, artistic director of the Edinburgh international film festival (EIFF).
The filmmakers competing in the Muhr Arab Feature competition will be assessed by Brazilian director Bruno Barreto, who is also President of the Jury.
Assisting him will be Egyptian actor Asser Yassin, Tunisian film director Moufida Tlatli, Martin Schweighofer, CEO of the Austrian Film Commission and acclaimed author Adnan Madanat.