Iranian Animation

‘Greyish’ considered for Audience Choice Award at Montevideo Fantastic filmfest.

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Greyish’ directed by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani has been nominated for the Audience Choice Award at the 12th edition of Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival in Uruguay.
2019-12-24 13:21
'Tangle' named best animated short of the year at Iran Animation Celebration

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Short animated piece ‘Tangle’, directed by Maliheh Gholamzadeh, was named the best animated short film of the year at the 11th edition of the Iran Independent Animation Celebration.
2019-12-21 16:01
Iran to contend for 2020 Best Picture Oscar with ‘The Last Fiction’

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian animated feature ‘The Last Fiction’, directed by Ashkan Rahgozar, has made it into the list of 344 feature films eligible for the 2020 Academy Awards.
2019-12-21 11:32
‘Watch Me!’ goes to Kinofilm Festival in UK

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Watch Me!’ by Reza Mehranfar has made it into the screening program of 16th Kinofilm & Manchester International Film Festival in the UK.
2019-12-17 13:30
‘The Cycling Wind’ goes to Les Nuits Magiques filmfest. in France

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Cycling Wind’, directed by Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi, is taking part at the 29th International Animated Film Festival 'Les Nuits Magiques' in France.
2019-12-04 14:32
'Mr. Deer' goes to London Intl. Animation Festival

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Mr. Deer’ directed by Mojtaba Mousavi is taking part at the competition program of 16th London International Animation Festival in the UK.
2019-12-03 15:59
‘Am I A Wolf?’ taking part at Olympia filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, is taking part at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People currently underway in Greece.
2019-12-03 15:07
'Am I A Wolf' wins top prize at Animation Marathon in Greece

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, has won the first prize at the fifth edition of 'Animation Marathon' film festival in Greece.
2019-12-01 08:56
'Pet Man' wins best animation at Bogota filmfest. in Colombia

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Pet Man’ by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar has won the top prize at the 4th edition of Bogota International Animation Festival in Colombia.
2019-11-17 08:46
‘The Last Fiction’ to hit Iranian theaters on Nov. 22

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Ashkan Rahgozar’s animated feature ‘The Last Fiction’, a 2020 Oscar contender, will come to movie theaters across Iran in the next Iranian month of Azer, starting Nov. 22.
2019-11-12 12:48
'Mr. Deer' wins awards at 2 intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Mr. Deer’ directed by Mojtaba Mousavi has won awards at two international film festivals in the UK and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2019-11-10 14:48
'Am I A Wolf?' wins Golden Dove award in Germany

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has won an award at the 62nd International Leipzig Festival For Documentary And Animated Film, known as DOK Leipzig, in Germany.
2019-11-03 15:19
‘Am I A Wolf?’ vying at 62nd DOK Leipzig Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has made its way into the competition lineup of the 62nd DOK Leipzig currently underway in Germany.
2019-10-30 16:26
‘Am I A Wolf?’ to vie at Kuandu Animation Fest. in Taiwan

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, will take part at the 8th Kuandu International Animation Festival (KDIAF) in Taiwan.
2019-10-26 13:04
‘Stair’ to go on screen at Izmir Intl. Short Film Festival

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian short animated film ‘Stair’ will go on screen at the 20th Izmir International Short Film Festival in Turkey.
2019-10-21 15:38
'Am I A Wolf?' takes part at Taichung Animation Fest. in Taiwan

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, took part at the fifth edition of Taichung International Animation Festival (TIAF) in Taiwan.
2019-10-21 14:00
Iran to celebrate Intl. Animation Day in nature

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – ASIFA Iran, in collaboration with the Iranian Animation Guild, will be organizing a special outing in the nature on November 8th to celebrate the 18th International Animation Day.
2019-10-20 10:47
Iran's 'The Last Fiction' joins Oscars Animated Feature race

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Ashkan Rahgozar’s feature ‘The Last Fiction’, an Iranian animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, has joined the list of 32 contenders for best animated feature in Oscar category.
2019-10-19 11:01
‘Each Other’ goes to ANIMAGE filmfest. in Brazil

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Each Other’, directed by Sara Tabibzadeh, has been accepted into the competition program of 10th ANIMAGE International Animation Festival of Pernambuco in Brazil.
2019-10-15 09:49
‘Greyish’ goes to St. Louis Intl. Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Greyish’ directed by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani will take part at the28th St. Louis International Film Festival (2019 SLIFF), US.
2019-10-13 16:48
‘I Still Have Your Eyes’ wins at Zero Budget Filmfest. 2019

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘I Still Have Your Eyes’ directed by Hamid Haghjou has received an award at the CHEAP THRILLS! Zero Budget Film Festival 2019 in the UK.
2019-10-08 12:54
‘Gray Body’ goes to LA Women’s filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Gray Body’, directed by Samaneh Shojaei, has been accepted into the competition program of 15th Los Angeles Women's International Film festival in the US.
2019-10-07 16:20
‘Am I A Wolf?’ to vie at Romania’s Oscar-qualifying Animest filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has made it into the competition lineup of 14th edition of Animest International Animation Film Festival in Romania.
2019-10-07 14:18
‘Once Upon a Time’ wins at San Francisco Iranian Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian animation ‘Once Upon a Time’ directed by Mahin Javaherian, has won the best animation award at 2019 San Francisco Iranian Film Festival in US.
2019-10-05 17:00
‘Am I A Wolf?’ goes to BIT BANG filmfest. in Argentina

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has made it into the competition lineup of 5th BIT BANG International Festival of Animation, Video Games and Digital Art in Argentina.
2019-10-02 09:11
‘The Cycling Wind’ goes to Bike Shorts filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Cycling Wind’, directed by Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi, is taking part at the 9th Annual Bike Shorts Film Festival in the US.
2019-09-29 11:50
‘Am I A Wolf?’ wins grand prize at Indie-AniFest in S Korea

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has won the Grand Prize “Light of ASIA” at the 15th Indie-AniFest Korea Independent Animation Film Festival in South Korea.
2019-09-28 13:49
‘Am I a Wolf’ wins Grand Prix at Paris Animation Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I a Wolf?’ by Amir Houshang Moein has won the grand prix of the 12th Paris International Film Festival in France.
2019-09-28 08:53
'Under Influence' to vie at Tofuzi filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece 'Under Influence' by Maryam Amiri will take part at the 11th edition of ‘Tofuzi’ International Festival of Animated Films in Georgia.
2019-09-17 11:53
‘The Last Fiction’ wins at San Diego filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Ashkan Rahgozar’s debut feature ‘The Last Fiction’, an animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, has grabbed its tenth international award at 16th San Diego International Kids' Film Festival in US.
2019-09-15 09:50