Iran animation releases art book

Award-winning Iranian animation ‘The Last Fiction’ has published art book.

The art book of the animated movie, directed by Ashkan Rahgozar, titled ‘The Story of the Last Fiction’ has been released by Hoorakhsh Studio.

The book describes the various stages of production of the film from the beginning to the end which lasted ten years.

Screenplay, synopsis, pre-production, stages of research, design and visual style of the characters, design of places and lands, storyboard and story rail, production stages from animating and background painting to post-production stages, music, sound mixing and etc. are all included in the book.

The original film is based on one of the epic stories of Abolghasem Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, Shahnameh (or the Book of Kings). When Jamshid gains victory over the devils with the help of God, he surrenders himself to pride. This is when he loses God’s blessings and what comes next for him is a big defeat by Zahhak. Zahhak topples Jamshid and becomes the king. In fact, the most devilish king of all times.

The film has gained international recognition not only by being Iran’s representative at the Academy Awards in the US, but also by taking part in various global film events which won it various awards.

Rahgozar’s movie has so far been screened online internationally in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal and the US.

The animation has some top-rating voice actors who are familiar faces to ifilm viewers.

Hamed Behdad, Hassan Pourshirazi, Leila Hatami, Shaqayeq Farahani, Ashkan Khatibi, Parviz Parastouee, Bita Farrahi, Melika Sharifinia, Baran Kosari, Banipal Shomoun and Farrokh Nemati are also among the cast members of the feature.

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