Shahabi is the owner of Sheherazad Media International (SMI), a private company active in worldwide distribution of Iranian cinema and co-productions with foreign companies. Her company introduced to the world films from acclaimed directors such as Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Asghar Farhadi, Mohammad Rasoulof, Mania Akbari, Saman Salour, etc.

She also produced 'From Iran, A Separation', a documentary following Asghar�Farhadi�s �A Separation� after it won the Oscar in 2012.

Farhadi's latest film,��A Salesman�, was�added to the competition lineup last week.�The film is a loose adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play 'Death of a Salesman', starring Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti.

Other juries include American actress Kirsten Dunst, Danish actor Mads�Mikkelsen, Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, Italian actress, director and writer Valeria Golina, Canadian actor Donald Sutherland and French actress Vanessa�Paradis.

The Cannes Film Festival is slated to run May 11-24.

By Mehr News Agency