Iran animation ‘The Servant’ to vie at Egypt film festival

Iranian animation ‘The Servant’ by Farnoush Abedi has been selected to compete at the 19th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries & Shorts in Egypt.

The animation tells the tale of a giant cockroach who gets tired of his servitude to man.

‘The Servant’ previously won the Best Animation award at the 33rd Tehran International Short Film Festival, which was held from November 8-14, 2016, in Tehran.

Founded in 1991, the Ismailia International Film Festival For Documentaries & Shorts believes in the importance of shorts and documentaries being able to promote dialogue among cultures and deepen our understanding of others’ different social visions, values, and thoughts, the festival’s website explains.

The festival includes four categories of “Animation Films”, “Documentaries”, “Short Documentary” and “Short Fiction”.

Headed by Egyptian film critic Essam Zakarea, The 19th edition of Ismailia International Film Festival For Documentaries & Shorts will be held on April 19-25, 2017.

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