Company type | Private 501(c)(3) organization |
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Industry | Media education Independent movie theater Video rental Motion-picture video distribution |
Founded | 1975 |
Founder | Milos Stehlik |
Headquarters | 1517 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
Key people | Karen Cardarelli (Director)[2] Charles Coleman (Programmer)[3] |
Divisions | Facets Cinematheque, Facets Film School, Facets Children's Programs, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Facets Videotheque, Facets DVD Label |
Website | facets.org |
Facets Multi-Media founded in 1975, is a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization, and a media arts organization.[4] Its mission is to preserve, present, distribute, and educate about film.[5] Besides its facilities at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, Illinois, Facets Multi-Media also runs Facets Video, one of the largest distributors of foreign film in the United States.[6] Facets has been described as a “temple of great cinema”[7] by film critic Roger Ebert and "a giant in the rarefied world of art-house films and cultural education."[4]