Didar Domehri founded the production company Maneki Films and the label Full House in 2009. She used to be head of international sales at Films Distribution/Playtime.
She was vice president of the selection committee of CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, member of the selection committee for the Cinéfondation residency, as well as for the Aquitaine region and CICLIC (Centre region).
In 2017 she was chosen by Unifrance and European Film Promotion to represent France for Producers on the move. She also received that same year the IFCIC award for best young independent production company, and was made chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Didar Domehri regularly intervenes as an international market expert for the European Producer workshops EAVE and EAVE Puentes, training tomorrow’s European producers as a group leader.
She also takes part every year as a producer expert in Cannes Critics’ Week’s Next Step program, the TorinoFilmLab, Qumra and the Full Circle Lab.
She is vice-Presidente of the feature Film College of Unifrance, member of the feature film board of the Union of Independent Producers (SPI), and member of the Collectif 50/50.
She is regularly asked to be jury member in film festivals and international coproduction markets:
- President of the Jury of the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event 2024
- Jury member of the BAFICI 2022 and of the Italian Cinema jury in Annecy
- Member of Cannes Critics’ Week jury and in 2021, and for Biarritz Festival - Latin America in 2019
- Jury member for the Eurimages Award in the coproduction market of San Sebastián Film Festival in 2018, and for Rotterdam and Rome film festivals in 2020
- Jury member for the coproduction market of the International Istanbul Film Festival and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 2016