In addition to Barmak's participation in the official events of the Film Festival and his walk down the red carpet, the director has joined the jury of the "Cinema in Five Days" competition for young filmmakers.
Siddiq Barmak is the director of Osama, which won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Barmak is also the director of such acclaimed films as "The Opium War" and "Earth and Ash".