Tehran – The 36th film festival from Iran begins on Friday in Chicago, USA and some of the highlights of Iranian films announced at the Iranian Siskel Film Center, which has been featured in the Jean Siskel Film Center over the past 36 years. was shown.
The festival is exhibiting in the current edition, not just award-winning films, but also films from world-renowned directors.
The lineup includes Marva Nabili (1977) “Sealed Soil,” Director Abbas Kiarostami (1990) “Close Up,” Dept. Dariush Mehrjui (1997) “Leila,” “Children of Heaven” (1997), and ” Separation by Asghar Farhadi (2011) and Starless Dream by Mehrdad Oskouei (2016).
Currently, as the festival is preparing to end three years, organizers are nostalgic for these important years of this groundbreaking festival and the selection of films that have defined Iranian films from the past 36 years. is. With its ever-changing cinematic landscapes and in a period of uncertainty for Iran, the festival looks back at its homage and looks forward to it at the same time.
The film festival from Iran was founded in 1989 and continues as an annual showcase that shines a spotlight on the innovation, resilience and humanism of modern Iranian filmmakers and acclaimed Iranian Oater. The festival serves as a window into Iran and its political, social and cultural world, shaping and challenging audience awareness of Iran, while also building a richer understanding of the country and its films.
The Gene Siskel Film Center is Chicago’s premier arthouse cinema in the heart of the theatre district, bringing film enthusiasts together for an unparalleled cinema visit experience. Presents a curated collection of eclectic international, independence and classic cinemas with festivals and year-round programming, while striving to provide a welcoming space that reflects Chicago’s diverse community . As a public program at the Chicago Institute of Art, the Film Center promotes dialogue that sets films in historical and cultural contexts through panels, lectures and filmmaker conversations.
Since 1972, the Gene Siskelfilm Center at the Chicago Institute of Art has unveiled cutting-edge cinemas to an audience of 100,000 people a year. Film Center programming includes an annual film festival celebrating diverse voices and international culture, premiering pioneering works by today’s independent filmmakers, restoring and reviving essential films in film history, and filmmaking. It includes insightful and provocative discussions with people and media artists. Overall, the Film Center hosts over 1,600 screenings and 200 filmmakers each year. The film center was renamed the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2000 after nationally renowned film critic Gene Siskel.
After a week of screening for brilliant Iranian films, this year’s Iranian film festival celebrations will end on February 13th.
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