Jury member
Biography

Aleksander Varadian

Actor, writer and director

Aleksander Varadian (he/they) is a queer Norwegian-Armenian-American actor, director and writer with a degree from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He has performed in various projects on film and stage in New York, London, and Oslo, with several award-winning short films screened at festivals, including Queens World Film Festival, South Dakota Film Festival and Sedona Film Festival. In 2022 they made their playwriting debut, after directing three theater projects and a short film in New York. In 2021 they received The School of Visual and Performing Arts’ Dream Scholarship.


Member of jury short film