On Sunday, April 22 at 2 pm, the University of Tehran holds a seminar on philosophy and cinema.
Members of the panel include Tehran University scholar Hamid Talebzadeh, Polish writer-director Lech Majewski, and film and university scholar Lucia Nagib.
Lucia Nagib teaches cinema at the University of Reading in London. She does research mostly on world cinema, New Wave cinemas,realism in cinema, and multi-media concepts.
Lech Majewski is a Polish film and theatre director, writer, poet, and painter. He studied at Krakow Academy of Fine Arts and graduated from the National Film School in Łódź, Poland. His credits include The Roe’s Room, Basquiat, Wojaczek, Angelus, The Garden of the Earthly Delights, Glass Lips The Milll & the Cross, and Field of Dogs.
Hamid Talebzadeh is a researcher and scholar in philosophy in Tehran University.
Presided over by writer-director Reza Mirkarimi, the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival runs in Charsou Cineplex and other venues in Tehran until April 27. The event organizers are receiving over 300 special guests, ranging from filmmakers to screenwriters, actors to critics and scholars.