Iranian films win at Indian festival
ISNA – Two Iranian animations were awarded at the second edition of the Animators Guild India Fest.
The festival awarded ‘Lovely Sky,’ directed by Amir Mehran and ‘Anita Lost in the News,’ directed by Behzad Nalbandi, both with special mentions in the Best Animated Short Film (under 45 minutes) category.
‘Lovely Sky,’ portrays a fighter pilot who, after each mission of bombing cities, returns home to his young daughter with dreams of flight. However, the father, haunted by the bitter memory of his wife’s death, never fulfills his daughter’s wish to soar the skies together. The looming war draws closer to their lives, leading to a life-altering incident.
‘Anita Lost in the News’ had previously made appearances at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival in the Czech Republic and the Birmingham Film Festival in England. The film, which runs for 17 minutes, revolves around the tragic story of a Kurdish-Iranian family’s perilous journey seeking a better life.
The film explores the tragic incident where a sailboat, carrying 19 illegal immigrants, including the Irannejad family, overturned in the English Channel, resulting in the drowning of seven migrants.