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Iranian short animation to be screened in South Korea, Brazil, Canada
Iranian filmmaker Samaneh Shojaei’s short animation ‘Thank You Dr. Farsi’ will be screened in coming weeks at international festivals in South Korea, Brazil and Canada, the state-run Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) said on Monday.
The 11-minute work tells the story of a girl named Minoo who regains emotional balance with the help of her psychologist, ISNA reported.
The film marks Shojaei’s third collaboration with the institution. Her earlier titles include ‘Ascribed Achievements’ and ‘Gray Body’.
In South Korea, ‘Thank You Dr. Farsi’ will run from Oct. 24 to 28 at the Bucheon International Animation Festival, which features around 130 titles across competitive and non-competitive sections, including student films and television productions.
The short has also been picked for the competition section of the 15th Quebec City Film Festival in Canada, scheduled for Sept. 10 to 14. Later this year, it will compete at the 21st AnimArte Festival in Rio de Janeiro from Nov. 20 to 24. AnimArte highlights films made by or for children and teenagers. Shojaei described the selection as “a chance to share Iranian stories with audiences far from home.” She added that animation had become “a bridge across cultures” and that festivals helped smaller productions find their place on the global stage.