Women’s Education: Whispers of Knowledge is an animated documentary inspired by the 19th-century Persian text Tadib al-Nesvan (Women’s Education). Through evocative animation and historical narratives, the film uncovers the struggles and resilience of Iranian women who sought knowledge despite societal barriers. By bringing their whispers of wisdom to life, this project bridges past and present, sparking vital conversations on education, gender, and social change.
Isfahan Hassanat Center for the Publications and Promotion of Islamic Culture is one of the active charity institutes in the cultural field and interest-free loan funds with over thirty years of activity in Isfahan province. This center established Hassanat International Short Film Festival in 2010 to develop the culture of beneficence and the tradition of goodness, collaboration, humanism, and sympathy among people, especially the youth, in the framework of foundation-oriented short films.
At the 7th national Hasanat film festival, JAMSHID; A lament of a myth won the Special jury award.
Creative people are sensitive, but how much do we really understand about our sensitivity? At Fontevraud Abbey, during this workshop, we will explore our sensitivity in our art…
One direct way of exploring our sensitivity in our art is by creating ambiances. In other words, when we draw or paint we try to create unique ambiances with the help of our observational skills as well as our intuition. I very much look forward to explore our unique sensitivity with discussions and with creative exercises at Fontevraud Abbey. We will make sketches and drawings, using simple tools such as pencils, charcoal and gouache, to explore the fine qualities of ambiances. (Michael Dudok de Wit)
The Animation Marathon aims to become a forum of artists from Greece and abroad, related to animation and audiovisual arts in general, and who, to a large extent, will explore and expand the boundaries both in the field of animation and of various forms of visual arts.
This year winners are here:
1st ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ MARATHON AWARD
And The Moon Stands Still, by Yulia Ruditskaya, Belarus
2nd ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ MARATHON AWARD
Jamshid; a lament for a myth, by Moin Samadi, Iran
3rd ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ MARATHON AWARD
Jonas and the Sea / Zeezucht, by Marlies Van Der Wel, Netherlands
Special Mention
Aurelia, by Kreon Krionas, Christos Bourantas, Greece
Ships Passing in the Night, by Elisabeth Zwimpfer, Germany
The adventure of the afternoon / 那個午後的冒險, by Vance Yang, Stella Huang, Taiwan
Distinction
Alfa Ena, by Emmanouil Markakis, Greece
Good Boy, by Rachel Beltran, Nicole Myers, USA
Notes on Monstropedia, by Koji Yamamura, Japan
The animation community in Iran’s capital city, Tehran, came together last week for Tehran Cartoon Sessions, a unique artist-driven event that took place over three evenings on September 17-19.
Organized by Hoorakhsh Studios and the art space Darbast Platform, the event offered six case studies of Iranian-produced animation projects: three professional films and three student films.
Rahgozar tells Cartoon Brew that the goal is to hold the event every six months, and that they plan to invite foreign artists to also participate in the sessions.
The six films that were presented in the inaugural Tehran Cartoon Sessions were:
Cartoon Brew link
Another edition of the World Animation Celebration has drawn to a close. Following two days packed with screenings, panels, speakers and much more, WAC 2017 has revealed the winners of its international animated short film and pitch competitions. The event was presented by Animation Libation Studios and Animation Magazine, hosted by Sony Pictures Animation in Culver City, California.
WAC 2017 Winners:
STUDENT FILM: 2D DIGITAL
1st – Siesta, Gabriel Arrellaga (Sheridan College, Canada)
2nd – Kupala Night, Joanna K. Stopyra, Sarah Marschman & Vesela Stamenova (Academy of Art University, San Francisco US)
3rd – The Other Side, Ching Cheng (Vancouver Film School, Canada)
PROFESSIONAL FILM: 2D DIGITAL
1st – swiPed, David Chai (US)
2nd – Jamshid: A Lament for a Myth, Moin Samadi (Iran)
3rd – Menage a Tetris for TEDx Sydney, Cam Blackley & Alex Derwin (Australia)
STUDENT FILM: 2D TRADITIONAL
1st – Inn, Junheng Chen (USC School of Cinematic Arts, US)
2nd – Danse Aqua, Cindy Foucault (Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Canada)
3rd – A Priori, Maïté Schmitt (Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg Animationinstitut, Germany)
PROFESSIONAL FILM: 2D TRADITIONAL
1st – Dear Basketball, Glen Keane (US)
2nd – Cop Dog, Bill Plympton (US)
3rd – Notes on Monstropedia, Koji Yamamura (Japan)
STUDENT FILM: CG
1st – In a Heartbeat, Beth David & Esteban Bravo (Ringling College of Art and Design, US)
2nd – Tom in Couchland, James Just (Ringling College of Art and Design, US)
3rd – Deuspi, Corentin Yvergniaux , Oscar Malet, Camille Jalabert, Quentin Camus, Leo Brunel(WIZZ Academy, France)
PROFESSIONAL FILM: CG
1st – Cuerdas, Pedro Solís García (Spain)
2nd – The Gift, Kohei Kajisa (Japan)
3rd – Playing House, Cenk Köksal & Özgül Gürbüz (Turkey)
STUDENT FILM: STOP MOTION
1st – Between Sand and Tides, Rui Fan Wang (Royal College of Art, UK)
2nd – Poles Apart, Paloma Baeza (National Film and Television School, UK)
3rd – Laymun, Catherine Prowse & Hannah Quinn (Kingston University, UK)
PROFESSIONAL FILM: STOP MOTION
1st – The Best Customer, Serghei Chiviriga (Romania)
2nd – Bitz – The Whippet Made from Random Stuff, James Pollitt (UK)
3rd – Until That Day, Satoshi Kitagawa & Katsumi Nagai (Japan)
STUDENT FILM: EXPERIMENTAL
1st – Delicatessen, Fenglin Chen (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, US)
2nd – Aeon, Derek O’Dell (Chapman University, US)
3rd – Eon, Nick Zweig (RIT School of Film and Animation, US)
PROFESSIONAL FILM: EXPERIMENTAL
1st – The Wayward Kite, Yuting Hsueh (Taiwan)
2nd – Glorious Victory, Will Kim (US)
3rd – Fistbird and the Handdragon, Ty Tuin (US)
• https://www.worldanimationcelebration.com/films
• http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/2017-world-animation-celebration-wraps-announces-winners/
BEST ADAPTATION AWARD
At the closing ceremony of 34th Tehran international short film festival Jamshid; a lament for a myth by Moin Samadi and Dashakol by Hajar Mehrani both won and shared the best adaptation prize.
In the 9th Iranian Cinema Celebration (Animation) Jamshid;a lament for a myth nominated in 6 category out of 7, best music, best art direction, best animate, best screenplay, best direction and best short film.
At the night of ceremony the film has won 3 awards for the best music by Milad Movahedi , best art direction by Faraz Shanyar and Moin Samadi and best short film by Moin Samadi.
FROSTBITE International Film Festival judges chose Jamshid; a lament for a myth as the Best Animated Short.
This is a festival by filmmakers, for filmmakers. FROSTBITE strives to protect the notion that students and Indie filmmakers can make the visions in their head a reality without huge budgets. They support the passion of filmmaking, and the adventure of it. Everyone who is passionate should have a chance to show their work to the world and prove themselves in order to make a difference. They are from Colorado Springs. Good luck for them.