The jury members of the 3rd Koker International Short Film Festival have been announced.

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Renowned Iranian actress and filmmaker Niki Karimi will serve as the president of the Short Film Competition Jury. Joining her on the jury are Slovenian filmmaker and screenwriter Damjan Kozole, Iranian actress and filmmaker Soheila Golestani, Iranian screenwriter and director Nader Saeivar, filmmaker and screenwriter Behrooz Karamizade, Latvian filmmaker Linda Olte, and Italian actor, filmmaker, and photographer Filippo Trojano.

In the Short Screenplay Competition, acclaimed Iranian novelist Fariba Vafi will serve as jury president. She will be joined by Faezeh Azizkhani and Maryam Ketabforoush Badri.

The festival will take place from July 1–3, 2026, at Klick Kino Berlin and is organized in collaboration with the Kiarostami Foundation. The event is directed by Hamed Soleimanzadeh and includes both short film and short screenplay competitions.

The festival takes its name from the village of Koker in northern Iran, where Abbas Kiarostami filmed his celebrated Koker Trilogy. Previously known as the Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film Festival, the event was rebranded as Koker to reflect the poetic and humanistic vision that shaped Kiarostami’s cinema.

By bringing together filmmakers, writers, and cinema professionals from different countries, the festival continues to support independent filmmaking and international cultural exchange.

For the latest festival news, announcements, and updates, visit the festival’s official social media accounts.