Didar Domehri founded Maneki Films in 2009, recipient of the IFCIC Award for Best Young Independent Production Company in 2017, and later launched Maneki Stories, dedicated to television series Former Head of International Sales at Films Distribution/Playtime, Domehri currently serves as President of the CNC Short Film Development Programme, Vice-President of Unifrance’s Feature Film Commission, a member of the SPI, and a group leader at EAVE.

She has produced and co-produced more than 25 feature films by directors including Eva Husson, Erige Sehiri, Laurent Cantet, Alex Lutz, Santiago Mitre, Hlynur Pálmason, and Karim Aïnouz. Many of these films have premiered at major international festivals, including Cannes, Venice, and TIFF. Domehri regularly serves on major festival juries and expert committees, including La Semaine de la Critique, the CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, La Cinéfondation, and Qumra. In 2026, she produced A Girl Unknown by ZOU Jing, awarded with the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution as well as the FIPRESCI Prize at Semaine de la Critique.