‘Holy Spider’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi to Lead Goteborg Festival Jury, Tribute to Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Planned

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes for her performance in Ali Abassi’s “Holy Spider” is set to head the jury of the Nordic competition at the Göteborg Film Festival. Ebrahimi is a celebrated Iranian actor, director, producer and casting director. Her credits include “Bride Price vs. Democracy,” “Teheran Tabu” and Noora Niasari’s film “Shayda” which is set to compete at Sundance. She currently stars in “White Paradise,” a contemporary western directed by Guillaume Renusson which just came out in France. Ebrahimi will be joined on the jury by actress Sofie Gråbøl, director Antonio Lukich and composer Matti… Read Full Article