Partners

Farhang Foundation is a non-religious, non-political and non-profit foundation established in 2008 to celebrate and to promote the study and research of Iranian art and culture for the benefit of the community at large. The foundation supports academic activities in Southern California by funding university programs, publications and conferences. The foundation also supports cultural programs such as celebration of Nowruz and Mehregan, theater, dance performances, films screenings and poetry reading in Southern California. Farhang Foundation, in cooperation with various cultural and academic institutions plans major programs and exhibitions about Iran and its culture. For more info visit: www.farhang.org.

Special thanks to the following organizations
for helping us with 2012’s Festival:

American Film Institute
The Art Institute of California, Los Angeles
California State University, Northridge - Department of Cinema and Television Arts
Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Columbia University - School of the Arts
Emerson College - Visual and Media Arts
London Film School
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Film School
Loyola Marymount University - School of Film and Television
New York University - Tisch School of the Arts
Santa Monica College - The Academy of Entertainment and Technology
Stanford University - Department of Art and Art History
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Film and Media Studies
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Theater, Film and Television
University of Southern California - School of Cinematic Arts
University of Toronto - Cinema Studies Institute