Born in Bulgaria, Dina Iordanova studied philosophy and German at the University of Sofia and obtained her PhD in in Aesthetics and Cultural History in1986. She taught at the universities of Ottawa, Toronto, Austin, and Chicago, and was lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Leicester 1998-2004. In the same year, she was appointed to the first Chair in Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). Currently she serves as Director of Research for the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies. She is especially interested in world cinema and transnational film dynamics. Her publications include Cinema of Flames: Balkan Film, Culture and Media (2001); Emir Kusturica (2002), Cinema of the Other Europe: The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film (2003); and others.
Philosopher and film scholar
Country of origin
Scotland
Current issues
Land of A Thousand and One Nights and Persian poetry, Iran has turned cinema into the art of suggestion: when speech is monitored, the image becomes a poem and editing a figure of style.
“To get straight to the point, Robert Redford was an idol of my youth.” This is how Peter Paul Huth begins his obituary for the famous actor, director, and festival founder.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2