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Underdogs Win! Latvia’s ‘Flow’ And Iran’s ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Win Oscars
Both the feature and short animation categories were huge upsets by little films that weren’t backed by money, celebrity, or power.
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‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Filmmakers Can’t Leave Iran, Which Hurts Their Oscar Chances
Campaigning is an important part of the Oscars for filmmakers, but it requires being able to come to Los Angeles.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Hossein Molayemi And Shirin Sohani Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Directors Hossein Molayemi And Shirin Sohani
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning multiple awards, including the grand jury prize at Animayo and the best animated short award at Tribeca festival.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Tomorrow’ Director Aryasb Feiz
This Iranian short earned its Oscars qualification by winning best animated short film at the Foyle Film Festival in Ireland.
Iran And Israel Earn First-Ever Animated Short Oscar Nominations
The Academy Awards, which had never before recognized an animated short from the Middle East, nominated two animated shorts from that region today.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Yegane Moghaddam Shares Her Favorite Shot From ‘Our Uniform’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Oscar Shortlists: Iran And Mexico Contend For 1st Time In Animated Shorts; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Considered For Score; ‘Spider-Verse’ Shortlisted For VFX
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 different categories, including animated short film and visual effects.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘It’s A Gray, Gray World!’ Director Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib
Set in a world where colors are banned, the short turns on a young man whose vibrant identity is accidentally outed by a playful young child.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Home Of The Heart’ Director Sarah Saidan
Saidan deeply personal short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the jury award at the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Animation Festival World Rocked By Accusations Of Film Theft For Second Time In Months
A decade after it finished its festival run, Svilen Dimitrov’s ‘Rew Day’ has been submitted by another person onto the festival circuit.
Iran’s Leader Ali Khamenei Posts Provocative Anti-Trump Animated Film
The short film, “Revenge is Definite,” is the winning entry in an online contest.
For The First Time, An Iranian Short Tops Fantoche Festival
Mahboobeh Kalaee’s experimental mixed-media short “The Fourth Wall” won Fantoche’s international competition for best film.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch The Opening From ‘Juliet & The King,’ A Hand-Drawn Feature From Iran’s Hoorakhsh Studios
A Iranian monarch visits France in the 19th century. There, he falls for a young actress, and invites her to his country in the hope of winning her heart …
Cats, Droughts, And Shadowy Millionaires: 3 Promising Feature Pitches At Annecy
We watched all the feature pitches at Annecy’s MIFA market. Here are the three we liked best.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Aqualung’ by Sam Chegini
Official music video for Jethro Tull’s “Aqualung” on the occasion of the song’s 50th anniversary.
A New Animation Podcast Helps Connect Iranian Animators To The Global Community
Episodes, many of which feature industry professionals, are available in both English and Farsi.
Iranian Martial Arts Feature ‘The Gools’ Is Reportedly Coming To U.S. And China
The film will be localized and renamed “Kung Fu Gools” for the Chinese market.
Cartoon Brew Pick: ‘No.7’ by Mehdi Alibeygi
Part of a series about the most legendary football/soccer players of all the time, this episode is based on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Quarantine Chronicles: How A Studio In Iran Figured Out Remote Working For Its Artists In Two Days
Iran has been badly hit by the coronavirus, and one studio owner worries about how it’ll affect the country’s burgeoning animation industry.
39 Iranian Animators Teamed Up To Create The Dizzying Conceptual Short ‘Knock Knock’ (Exclusive Premiere)
Spider-Man, Nazis, Steve Jobs: this two-and-a-half-minute anijam has it all.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019: Five Animated Features Nominated
Films from China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand all made the cut.
‘The Last Fiction’ Set To Become First Iranian Animated Feature To Qualify For Oscars (Exclusive)
For the first time this year, one of the feature animation Oscar hopefuls will be an Iranian film.