By Official Announcement of Raed Faridzadeh: Hamed Jafari has been Appointed as Director of the 37th International Film Festival for Children and Youth

According to Public Relations of the Cinema Organization, Raed Faridzadeh, in his official letter to the Managing Director of the Farabi Cinema Foundation, stated: "In light of your expertise, valuable experience, and professional background, you are hereby appointed as the Director of the 37th International Film Festival for Children and Youth. It is hoped that, with divine assistance and through the implementation of necessary measures to enhance the quality of cinematic works for children and youth—the nation’s most vital assets—along with applying past experiences, assessing existing capacities, and collaborating with the esteemed Policy Council and active contributors in this cinematic field, we will witness the grand and successful execution of this significant national and international event. Hamed Jafari, Managing Director of the Farabi Cinema Foundation, is a film and animation producer born in 1985. He holds an MBA in Cultural Industries and a degree in Economics. Jafari began his professional career in 2008 as an animation producer and has been a member of the Iranian Producers Guild at the House of Cinema since 2012. He has produced some of the highest-grossing and most popular animated films in Iranian cinema history, including "The Prince of Rome," "The Elephant King," and "Extinction."