Image of the Year event pays tribute to Abbas Kiarostami

The 14th edition of the Image of the Year Celebration has paid tribute to the great filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami.

The event was inaugurated at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Sunday, with a number of friends, colleagues and coworkers gathered to talk about the late Kiarostami.

‘76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Kiarostami’, a montage film made by Kiarostami’s close friend Seifollah Samadian was screened for participants at the event.

The title of the film refers to the duration of Kiarostami’s life, 76 years and 15 days, and shows Kiarostami as a filmmaker, photographer, poet, graphic designer, video artist and even a carpenter.

“Today we are missing the one who was with us for the past 14 years. I hope the film has not made you sad, and even if you do not feel proud of living in the era of such great people, (at least) you feel happy about it,” Samadian, who is also the secretary of the event, said.

Also during the event, actor and photographer Reza Kianian unveiled two posters designed for the 35th Fajr International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held in Tehran from April 21 to 28.

The poster of the major section of the festival portrays a work from Kiarostami’s photo series ‘Snow White’, while the second one bears the image of the filmmaker, which has been designed for the sidelines of the festival named ‘The Friend’s Home Is Here’, referring to the title of Kiarostami’s acclaimed film ‘Where Is the Friend’s Home?’

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