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3rd Koker International Short Film Festival

The 3rd Koker International Short Film Festival — organized with the Kiarostami Foundation — comes to Klick Kino, Berlin, 1–3 July 2026.

Klick Kino, Berlin · 1–3 July 2026

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3rd Koker International Short Film Festival

The Legacy

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Five decades of creative work spanning cinema, photography, poetry, visual arts, and beyond.

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Preserving the legacy, inspiring what comes next

Negah A curated collection of personal letters

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Culturistan International residency program

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Docunight Iranian documentary streaming

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Cinema begins with D.W. Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.

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Launching July 4, 2026

Negah

Negah — Persian for gaze — is a curated collection of personal letters: written by invitation, open to all to read.

Klick Kino, Berlin ·1–3 July 2026

3rd Koker International Short Film Festival

The 3rd Koker International Short Film Festival — organized with the Kiarostami Foundation — comes to Klick Kino, Berlin, 1–3 July 2026.

Brazil ·January 2026

A New Take on ‘Taste of Cherry,’ Starring Wagner Moura

Argentine director Lisandro Alonso is making a Portuguese-language reimagining of Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, with Wagner Moura in the role originated by Homayoun Ershadi.

The Criterion Collection ·November 2025

Criterion Releases ‘Eclipse Series 47: Early Shorts and Features’

Seventeen of Kiarostami’s early Kanoon-era shorts and features, collected in Criterion’s Eclipse series.