Iran’s female director Sadegh Asadi to judge at int’l animation festival in France
Shiva Sadegh Asadi, an Iranian animator and director, has been appointed as a judge for the official competition of short films at the 49th edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival, set to take place from June 8 to 14, in France.
Sadegh Asadi will be part of an illustrious panel, which includes Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Ruhemann from the UK and renowned American animator, writer, and director Chris Sanders, a two-time Academy Award nominee, IRNA reported.
Together, they will evaluate and select the best animated short films from this year’s official competition.
Sadegh Asadi’s body of work, known for its profound exploration of human emotions and inner worlds, has garnered attention at some of the most prestigious film and animation festivals worldwide.
She has previously directed animated shorts such as ‘Kitten,’ ‘Grandfather,’ and ‘Crab’ for the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA). Also, her upcoming project, ‘The Patternless Garment,’ is currently in production under the same institute’s banner.
Sadegh Asadi’s other notable works include ‘Yal o Koopal,’ ‘Spot,’ and ‘Aquatic,’ which have been featured and awarded at international festivals such as Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Hiroshima in Japan, and the DOK Leipzig in Germany.
An accomplished painter as well as an animator, Sadegh Asadi holds a Master’s degree in Animation Directing from the University of Art in Tehran. Her creative focus spans themes of dreams, dark fantasies, femininity, and family dynamics, both in her artwork and her films.