Iranian Animation

‘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
Two Iranian animations to vie at 11th TOFUZI filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Two Iranian short animated films, ‘Sink’ by Mahboobeh Kalaee and ‘Stair’ by Siamak Vahed, will take part at the 11th edition of ‘Tofuzi’ International Festival of Animated Films in Georgia.
2019-09-07 16:46
‘Pet Man’ wins at AsterFest in Macedonia

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Pet Man’ by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar has won an award at the 14th edition of the International Film Festival AsterFest in Macedonia.
2019-09-04 17:00
‘Watch Me!’ goes to Kenya’s FilmAid filmfest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece 'Watch Me!’ directed by Reza Mehranfar has made it into the screening program of FilmAid's 12th Annual Film Festival 2019 in Kenya.
2019-09-01 13:36
MovieScore Media to release 'The Last Fiction' OSTs

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Swedish record label MovieScore Media is set to release the original soundtracks of the acclaimed Iranian animated movie 'The Last Fiction' by Ashkan Rahgozar.
2019-08-25 08:48
‘The Sixth String’ goes to Indie-AniFest in S Korea

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian animated film ‘The Sixth String’ directed by Bahram Azimi will take part at the 15th Indie-AniFest Korea Independent Animation Film Festival in South Korea.
2019-08-13 17:19
‘The Last Fiction’ likely to hit Iranian theaters in fall

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Director of Iranian animation ‘The Last Fiction’, Ashkan Rahgozar, said efforts are underway to bring his debut feature, an animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, to Iranian silver screens in fall.
2019-08-11 11:12
Iran’s ‘The Last Fiction’ to go on screen in 32 countries

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Ashkan Rahgozar’s debut feature ‘The Last Fiction’, an animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, will have public screenings in movie theaters of as many as 32 countries, including US, Russia, and Sweden.
2019-08-07 09:01
3 Iranian animations at 17th Imaginaria Filmfest. in Italy

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Three Iranian short animated pieces, including ‘Sink’ by Mahboobeh Kalaee, will take part at the competition section of the 17th Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival in Italy.
2019-08-03 17:08
‘Son of the Sea’ goes to Melbourne Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian short animated piece ‘Son of the Sea’ by Abbas Jalali Yekta has been accepted into the official selection of the 65th Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.
2019-07-30 13:12
‘Am I a Wolf’ wins at Russia’s Insomnia Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I a Wolf?’ by Amir Houshang Moein has won an award at the 7th Insomnia International Animation Film Festival in Russia.
2019-07-28 08:55
Two Iranian animations finalists at 35th Cartoon Club in Italy

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Two Iranian animations made it on the list of award finalists at the 35th edition of Cartoon Club festival in Italy.
2019-07-21 12:15
3 Iranian animations to vie at 42nd Elche Filmfest. in Spain

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Three Iranian animated pieces, including ‘Son of the Sea' by Abbas Jalali Yekta, are taking part at the 42nd edition of Elche International Independent Film Festival in Spain.
2019-07-20 11:39
Iran sells screening rights for over 2k minutes of animation to China

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran has signed a screening license agreement with China for the exhibition of 2,943 minutes of animation in the East Asian country.
2019-07-17 16:52
‘The Fisherman and Spring’ goes to Italy’s Lago Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Fisherman and Spring’ by Hassan Soltani has been accepted into the competition program of 15th Lago Film Fest in Italy.
2019-07-16 14:36
‘Am I a Wolf’ goes to Russia’s Insomnia Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I a Wolf?’ by Amir Houshang Moein has been accepted into the competition program of 7th Insomnia International Animation Film Festival in Russia.
2019-07-09 16:03
Iranian animation ‘Ballsy’ goes to Beirut HR Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Short animated piece ‘Ballsy: Story of a Revolution’, directed by Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib, has made it into the screening program of 4th Karama Beirut Human Rights Film Festival in Lebanon.
2019-06-30 16:26
Iran to vie at SICAF 2019 with 8 animations

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – The 23rd Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival of China (SICAF 2019) will screen as many as 8 Iranian animated films in its competition program.
2019-06-25 11:00
‘Watch Me!’ goes to Russia’s Kinolikbez filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Watch Me!’ by Reza Mehranfar has made it into the screening program of Kinolikbez, Festival of Independent Cinema, in Russia.
2019-06-16 10:27