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Announcements

ILEX Foundation is proud to present its first Award for Lifetime Achievement in Iranian Cinema to Dariush Mehrjui.

A Private Reception will precede the screening of Mr. Mehrjui’s film, Santouri: The Music Man, on Friday November 14, 2008, in the Koch Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

ILEX Foundation is pleased to announce the The Boston Festival of Films from Iran

November 7-30, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The Boston Festival of Films from Iran has become one of the most extensive showcases of contemporary Iranian cinema in the United States and this year’s fifteen-film program highlights documentaries, dramas, and comedies by both veteran and new directors.

Click here for more information at the MFA Website.

15th Iranian Film Festival at the MFA Houston, January 2008. The festival, supported by ILEX, features six new films and discussions on selected nights, led by the noted writer, Farnoosh Moshiri. Following screenings at the MFAH on January 18-20 and 25-27, the festival moves to Rice Cinema (Feb 1-2) and Aurora Picture Show (Feb. 9-10), (aurorapictureshow.org).

More information on the Iranian Film Festival

"Walls of Martyrdom: Tehran’s Propaganda Murals" symposium, with panel disussions, Cambridge on May 18, 2007. Cosponsored by Harvard University Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School, the symposium contextualized a photo exhibit by Fotini Christia.

See wallsofmartyrdom.com and iranian.com for more.

See the Cultural Events page for more on film screenings, awards, and other events sponsored by Ilex Foundation.