{{Infobox company | name = Facets Multi-Media, Inc. | logo = Facets Multi-Media logo.svg <!-- logo since 2013 --> | caption = | type = Private 501(c)(3) organization | genre = | foundation = 1975 | founder = Milos Stehlik | location = 1517 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.<ref name="hoovers">[http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Facets_Multi-Media_Incorporated.55d2aeabe665fe7b.html Facets Multi-Media Incorporated] from Hoover's</ref> | key_people = Karen Cardarelli <small>(Director)</small><ref name="Chicago Tribune">[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/michael-phillips/ct-mov-facets-cardarelli-director-0205-20200205-l3keeeoxkfgudnkmqfarkoyxly-story.html Facets Multimedia, Inc.] from Chicago Tribune</ref><br />Charles Coleman <small>(Programmer)</small><ref name="Chicago Reader">[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/people-issue-charles-coleman-the-film-adventurist/Content?oid=5199719 Charles Coleman, the celluloid adventurist] from Chicago Reader</ref> | industry = Media education<br />Independent movie theater<br />Video rental<br />Motion-picture video distribution | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = Facets Cinematheque, Facets Film School, Facets Children's Programs, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Facets Videotheque, Facets DVD Label | subsid = | homepage = [http://facets.org/ facets.org] | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Facets Multi-Media''' is a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization, and a media arts organization. Founded in 1975, its mission is to preserve, present, distribute, and educate about film.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/us/06cncfacets.html|title=Digital Age Creates Bumpy Nights at a Video Store|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 December 2009|last1=Reaves|first1=Jessica}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facets.org/pages/aboutus.php |title=Facets Multimedia |website=www.facets.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115201819/http://www.facets.org/pages/aboutus.php |archive-date=2009-11-15}}</ref> 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.<ref name="facets.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.facets.org/pages/exclusives/index.php |title=Facets Multimedia: Facets Exclusives |website=www.facets.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609145818/http://www.facets.org/pages/exclusives/index.php |archive-date=2010-06-09}}</ref> Facets has been described as a “temple of great cinema”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/last-tango-in-paris-1972|title = Last Tango in Paris movie review (1972) &#124; Roger Ebert}}</ref> by film critic Roger Ebert and "a giant in the rarefied world of art-house films and cultural education."<ref name="nytimes.com"/>

==Facilities== Facets maintains facilities in Chicago, where it was founded by Milos Stehlik as a non-profit film organization. The brick-and-mortar space includes a single-screen movie theater (referred to as Facets Cinémathèque), which screens "interesting" independent films<ref name="chicagoist.com">{{cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/06/chicagoists_favorite_movie_palaces.php |title=Chicagoist's 10 Favorite Movie Palaces: Chicagoist |accessdate=2013-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309024231/http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/06/chicagoists_favorite_movie_palaces.php |archivedate=2013-03-09 }}</ref> and "obscure" features.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4506|title = Facets Cinematheque in Chicago, IL - Cinema Treasures}}</ref> It also houses a video rental store that offers home delivery with over 65,000 titles,<ref name="nytimes.com"/> described as "a stunningly deep archive of every kind of experimental, avant-garde, foreign and children's film you could hope to find."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/best-chicago-alternative-_n_2474849.html|title = Chicago's Best Alt-Cinema Picks|website = HuffPost|date = 15 January 2013}}</ref> There is also a non-accredited film school, consisting of classes for the general public.<ref name="chicagoist.com"/>

==Programs== Facets runs the annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival, a Kids Film Camp for ages 7–14,<ref>{{Cite web |title=FACETS KIDS FILM CAMP - CICFF |url=https://www.cicff.org/facets-kids-film-camp/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.cicff.org/ |language=en-US}}</ref> Facets Film School for Chicago-area cinephiles, Facets Night School for cult film connoisseurs, and a Summer Film Institute for K-12 teachers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/08/15/01film.h33.html|title=Teachers Look to Film to Foster Critical Thinking|newspaper=Education Week|date=15 August 2013|last1=Loewus|first1=Liana}}</ref>

==Facets Video== Facets is a nationally recognized conservator, publisher and distributor of films on DVD, including independent, art-house, classics, documentaries, and experimental films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2011/07/14/we_say_send_those_netflix_dollars_t.php |title=Send Those Netflix Dollars to Facets: Chicagoist |accessdate=2013-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911050148/http://chicagoist.com/2011/07/14/we_say_send_those_netflix_dollars_t.php |archivedate=2014-09-11 }}</ref> Facets has distributed films by directors such as Bela Tarr, Jean-Luc Godard, Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Amos Gitai, Alexander Kluge, Andrzej Zulawski, and Miklós Jancsó. Since the late 1980s, Facets has released over 800 films on VHS and DVD.<ref name="facets.org"/>

==Controversy== In May 2025, Facets Multi-Media faced criticism for canceling a scheduled screening of the uncompleted film ''On Campus Antisemitism'' by Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz. The decision was reported by the Chicago Jewish Alliance, which accused the organization of antisemitism for banning the film and its creator from the venue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://x.com/weinotjosh/status/1922688758245109832 |title=Chicago Jewish Alliance on X |website=X |date=May 2025}}</ref> The cancellation sparked debate about the organization's commitment to its mission of presenting diverse perspectives in film.

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== External links == * {{official website|1=http://www.facets.org}} {{Authority control}}

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