MONSTRA-Lisbon screening Iran’s ‘Stars in the Rain’

The 2022 edition of the MONSTRA-Lisbon Animation Festival in Portugal has been screening Iranian animation ‘Stars in the Rain’.

Directed by Sara Namjou, the animation has been chosen for screening at the Family Program category of the 21st MONSTRA.

‘Stars in the Rain’ is about little miracles in daily life that make it possible to tolerate hardships.

“On a rainy day, the passengers of a train observe a little boy getting on the train. The little boy returns light to their world by his little miracles,” the plot of the animation reads.

“The main characters of the animation are two children but it targets a vast range of audience,” Namjou said.

She also believes participating in international festivals is a great opportunity for filmmakers to boost their self-confidence.

Sina Amiri and Farzaneh Haqiqat are the animators in the project.

‘Stars in the Rain’ won the award for the best animation at the international youth film festival of "Light to the World" in Russia.

It has also gone on screen at global events such as the Cartoon Club- International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games- in Italy and the Zlin Film Festival in the Czech Republic.

Since 2000, the MONSTRA aims to celebrate artistic transversality, promote the encounter between people from different arts and transmit new aesthetic perspectives, using as a basis the multidisciplinary language of Animation Cinema.

The underway edition of the MONSTRA-Lisbon Animation Festival has been slated for March 16-27.

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