Schedule

Saturday, January 27, 2024
2 p.m. Film Screening

The film Winners follows nine-year-old Yahya (Parsa Maghami) who works hard alongside other children of his Iranian village to support their families. One day, Yahya and his friend Leyla (Helia Mohammad Khani) find in the desert an Oscar statue that has gone missing. While the authorities search for the lost treasure, Yahya’s boss, who shares his passion for cinema, decides to help the children find the statuette's rightful owner. Featuring icons of Iranian cinema Hossein Abedini and Reza Naji and tributes to filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi, and Jafar Panahi, Winners is a crowd-pleasing, heartfelt love letter to film.

Winners is the United Kingdom’s official entry for the 2023 Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film. Join us for a screening of Winners, presented as part of the 31st Festival of Films From Iran.

"An ode to cinema and the joys it brings." – Deadline

"One of 'The 22 Best Films of 2023.' " – The Times

Winners
United Kingdom, 2022, 85 minutes
Director: Hassan Nazer | Language: Persian with English subtitles

About the Festival of Films From Iran

The 31st edition of the Houston Festival of Films From Iran runs from January 19–27, 2024 at the MFAH. Additional screenings take place at Asia Society Texas and Rice Cinema through February 3.

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Performing Arts and Culture programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by Syamal and Susmita Poddar. Major support comes from Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, The Clayton Fund, Houston Endowment Inc. Generous funding also provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts. Additional support is by the Friends of Asia Society, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional programming to Asia Society Texas.

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About Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.