Didar Domehri founded Maneki Films in
2009 and later launched Maneki Stories,
dedicated to TV series. Former Head of
International Sales at Films Distribution/
Playtime, she is now Vice-President of
the Unifrance, a member of the SPI and
group leader at EAVE. She has produced/
co-produced over 26 feature films by
directors such as Eva Husson, Erige Sehiri,
Laurent Cantet, Alex Lutz, Santiago Mitre,
Hlynur Pálmason, Karim Aïnouz, many of
which have premiered at Cannes, Venice
or TIFF. She regularly serves on major
festival juries and expert committees,
including Cannes Critics’ Week, the
CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, La
Cinéfondation and Qumra.