INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-The 6th edition of the 5 Film & & Photo Awards has actually announced the members of the jury for the photo section.The jury team
includes popular nationwide and international figures
The deadline for receiving the submissions is August 11
The evaluation of works will start on August 12, and the winners will be announced in October, Honaronline reported.Iranian professional
photographers Touraj Aslani, Siavash Sadrazodi, and Alireza Shadizadeh, French professional photographers Delphine Ghosarossian and Sandrine
Boyer Engel, Italian professional photographers Lietta Granato and Francesco Galli, and Japanese photographers Wataru Furuta and Rena
Fujimoto will act as jurors in the upcoming edition of the festival.The chairman of the jury in the image area is Delphine Ghosarossian
She works as a portrait photographer for different media outlets, consisting of Libration, Le Monde, France Tlvisions, Les Echos week-end,
Greenpeace, and numerous more.Holding a Ph.D
in arts and art sciences, she teaches the history of modern photography and continues her exploration of different pictorial and
photographic mediums.Her first book, Faces of Sound, was released in 2019 by Mdiapop Editions
It is a collection of photographic pictures of around 50 artists from the independent scene over the past 30 years
She has actually shown her works in France, Cambodia, China, etc.Touraj Aslani has graduated in graphics from Kermanshah Conservatory and in
movie directing from Tehran Sooreh University.He started to take photos at the age of 10, and at the age of 14 he started his activities as
a speculative cinematographer with an 8mm electronic camera
He began his expert activities at age 25
He has been shooting more than 100 documentary, short, animation, fiction, and speculative motion pictures
In 2000, he ended up being the youngest professional photographer in Iranian cinema.Siavash Sadrazodis work, which blends speculative
methods, alternative printing approaches, and plastic research study, has actually been displayed in both solo and group shows in Iran and
abroad.As a photographer, composer, and scientist, he has completed an essay on the phenomenology of photography and is currently dealing
with other books focused on contemporary dance and movie theater
His method to the image, at the crossway of senses, forms, and concepts, advantages the intensity of vision over the surface of
appearances.Alireza Shadizadeh has actually been the artistic director of Pishro Parsian Amrdad Institute considering that 2015
He has been selected as the Honorary Photographer of the Visual Arts of Iran.Lietta Granatos images have actually been published in TIME OUT
Magazine, The British Journal of Photography, and in Italian papers such as il Messaggero, il Corriere di Viterbo, and lots of online
publications.Her work has actually been widely displayed in England and Italy
She has taught photography around Europe as an EEC European trainer, holding courses funded by the European Union in Italy, England,
Moldova, Latvia, Serbia, and Slovenia.She is a photography professor at Lorenzo de Medici International Institute in Tuscania and at the
University Study Abroad Consortium at Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy.Francesco Galli is a graduate of architecture at La Sapienza
He has photographed in Italy and abroad in the fields of sociology, architecture, archaeology, landscape, and theater.In recent years, his
research study has focused on metropolitan and natural landscapes
To name a few, he has worked for Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, Universit La Sapienza di Roma, Universit della Tuscia, Kent University,
British Columbia University, Odin Teatret, The Grotowski Institute, and Teatro di Roma.Sandrine Boyer Engel found photography late,
practically by opportunity, throughout a trip to Egypt
Since then, her eye has taken her from Paris to Lisbon, from Seville to Washington, from Dubai to hidden horizons, where photography reveals
what words can just suggest.Recognized in the world of high-end events, she captures the essence of carefully orchestrated minutes, from
fine-tuned wedding events with studied visual appeals to pictures that reveal a powerful identity.Her creative vision was recognized in 2010
with a Special Prize at the Planches Contact Photography Festival in Deauville, France.Wataru Furuta began producing art work in 2014
In marketing photography, he has actually worked on numerous main visuals for home entertainment works such as films, TV programs, and
plays.Furuta, who is known for his connections with the show business, has held planned photo exhibitions in collaboration with phase plays,
bring in more than 6,000 visitors.In recent years, he has actually been explore new photographic expressions and will be presenting new
operate in cooperation with Spains Monat Gallery at the Paris Art Fair in May 2025
His major solo exhibitions have been kept in Tokyo, Kyoto, London, and Athens
He won the Excellence Award at the 2016 Japan Professional Photographers Society JPS Exhibition and was selected for the 2016 Japan
Advertising Photographers Association APA Award in the marketing photography category.Rena Fujimoto graduated from Vantan Design Institute,
Department of Photography in 2000 and started working as a professional photographer in 2004
She is an expert photographer with extensive experience in the Japanese entertainment and film industry
She has actually dealt with numerous stars and added to different movie productions.The 5 Photo & & Film Award is a prominent and big
festival for film and photography
It supports artists from all over the world, especially independent and modern-day artists, and seeks to develop a bridge in between various
nations and cultures.It is inspired by a 500-year-old tree located in the village of Aro, in the suburban area of Damavand, Tehran
Province.This tree has been the topic of photos by international director and professional photographer Abbas Kiarostami every year in
various seasons for several years
His photographs have actually been displayed under the title Snow White in world-renowned galleries such as the Center Pompidou in Paris and
the Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.Six years earlier, documentary professional photographer and filmmaker Mehdi Shadizadeh
photographed this tree again and established the festival to celebrate this cultural and renowned symbol, representing Kiarostamis creative
legacy.The number 5 is derived from the motion picture 5 made by Kiarostami, which was made in 2003 and consists of 5 scenes with an average
period of 16 minutes.SS/ SAB
This article very first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
