Mumbai, May 20 -- Filmmaker Kiran Rao will join international Jury at the upcoming 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).

SIFF 2025 will take place from June 13 to June 22, 2025, in Shanghai, China.

On being appointed as a jury member, Kiran Rao expressed her excitement. "It's an honour to be part of a festival that champions international cinema and storytelling. I look forward to experiencing the wide range of voices and perspectives on screen, and to engaging with my fellow jurors from around the world," she said, according to a press note.

Kiran will join a distinguished panel of global cinema voices led by Italian director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore, best known for the Oscar-winning Cinema Paradiso.

The jury i...