TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Pet Man’ by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar has made it into the screening program of the 9th Lancaster Film Festival in England.

The 9th edition of Lancaser Film Festival will be held on 23-24 June 2018 in Lancaster in the North West of England.

Abrar-Paydar’s film will go on screen in the animation section of the festival.

‘Pet Man’ tells the story of an animal dealer who falls asleep in his shop and has a nightmare where he is trapped inside an animal cage. In his attempt to escape from the animals, he encounters various obstacles.

‘Pet Man’ has previously won many a number of international awards, including best film award and best characterization award in Kent’s Canterbury Festival, best short animation award from the 2nd Sao Paulo Times Film Festival.

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