The image of “the path” in Kiarostami's cinema is one of the most important philosophical signs in his works. Kiarostami’s notion of the image of “the path” is to explore the truth. In his films, Kiarostami presents a kind of non-doctrinal philosophy by emphasizing the image of “the path”. The philosophy integrated with images and dialogues of the kiarostami’s cinema and other cineasts under his influence, make the audience find about self existence and truth.

Hamed Soleimanzadeh is an International Film Critic, Researcher,  Filmmaker, Actor, Author, Translator, and University Lecturer. He is the official member of the House of Cinema (The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds), Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), and the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA). He Is holding a Ph.D. degree in Art Research (Film Studies) and he is currently working with the UDK University in Berlin as a researcher in the field of Film and Philosophy.

So far he has been among the selection committee and jury members of many international film festivals like the 72nd Berlin Film Festival in Germany, 74th Cannes Film Festival in France, 44th  Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden, 41st Istanbul International Film Festival in Turkey, 25th Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences in Germany, 14th River International film Festival in Italy, 44th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) in Greece, 7th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (GUKIFF) in South Korea, 11th Arlington International Film Festival in USA, 5th Zero Plus International Film Festival in Russia, 14th International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults in Bolivia, 32nd International film festival for children and youth in Iran, and etc.

He was the head of the international department of the 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth as well as the 31st Iran International Academic Theatre Festival. Daily Deliriums of the Sleeping Man,  A cinema in Iran: Sohrab Shahid Cinema, and A glimpse into the history of French cinema are among his writings published by Dibaye Publications, Tehran University, and Lambert publication respectively. He is the author of tens of international articles on film, Philosophy, and theatre subjects and is recognized as an international researcher in the field of cinema and theatre.

contact:
h.soleimanzadeh_ @udk-berlin.de
soleimanzadeh.hamed_ @gmail.com