Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has distinguished itself as a renowned presenter of motion picture art in the city. The Film Center presents premieres of new American and foreign films, revivals of classics, retrospectives, independent productions, and festivals of international scope. Continuing with the Film Center’s long-standing mission of presenting significant world cinema in a non-commercial context that sets aesthetic, critical and entertainment standards, the Gene Siskel Film Center exhibits a range of carefully curated film art while educating audiences, and setting film in a historical and cultural context through courses, lectures, guest appearances, panel discussions, and publications.