TEHRAN –Seven Iranian animations have received honorable mentions at the 35th edition of the Girona Film Festival in Spain. 

Short animated films “Dance of the wolf” by Behzad Yaghmuri, “Dehbaraftab Village” by Ziba Arzhang, “The Melody of Loneliness” by Samira Azimian, “Yaar” by Zahra Malayeri, “Why did the Giraffe's flower fades?” by Kaveh Kanani and “King’s Garden” by Iraj Mohammadi Razini received honorable mentions at the festival, the organizers announced last week. 

Moreover, “Loupetoo”, an acclaimed feature-length animated produced at the Sureh Film Organization of Iran's Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization, received an honorable mention at the event. 

Directed by Abbas Askari, “Loupetoo” tells the story of Mr. Kamali, the owner of a sanitarium, who treats the patients by teaching them to make toys. The toys are creative, so they are very attractive to children. But the toy studio is shut down due to sabotage, which causes a critical mental condition in the patients. While Mr. Kamali efforts bear no results, an angel of hope appears to help him.

“Loupetoo” has won awards at several international festivals, including the award for best animation film at the 2022 Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival in India.

A total of 28 Iranian films, series, and animations, feature and short, were participated at the 35th Girona Film Festival in Spain.

Dedicated to talent, especially emerging talent, the Girona Film Festival is a platform to show short films, feature films, documentaries, animations, video creation (experimental art), and music film (video clips).

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