Chicago film festival to screen Kiarostami’s ‘24 Frames’

A Chicago film festival has scheduled to screen late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s film ’24 Frames’ every day for a week.

The Gene Siskel Film Festival in the US state of Illinois will screen Kiarostami’s film for seven days, starting on February 9, during the 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran.

Kiarostami’s ‘24 Frames’ is a response to the paintings and photographs that inspired him, prompted by the desire to hold the frame steady so as to watch each image come to life, each drama play on.

The veteran Iranian filmmaker passed away on July 4, 2016, following a heart attack at the age of 76.

He is mostly known as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer as well as a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer.

Kiarostami has won many awards including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival in 1997 for his film ‘Taste of Cherry’.

The late writer-director has been greatly hailed and commemorated at numerous international festivals across the globe.

The 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran is being held in the city of Chicago from February 3 to March 1.

AI/FM