Italian Figari to screen Iranian ‘Song Sparrow’

Iranian-Danish short animation ‘Song Sparrow’ has been set to compete at the 10th edition of the Figari Film Fest in Italy.

Produced, written, and directed by Farzaneh Omidvarnia, the short animation is about a group of refugees in search of a better life in another place.

They pay someone to smuggle them across the border in a fridge truck.

However, the freezing temperature of the truck turns their hopes for a better future into a fierce struggle for survival.

‘Song Sparrow’ uses puppet animation to tell a tense tale based on an actual event that happened in Austria in 2015.

The people featured in the animation are of different ages, races, colors, and cultural backgrounds, all of whom willing to put their lives on the line in search of a dream.

The short piece has taken part at many global events and won several honors, including best short animation award at the 2019 Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, best animated film award at the Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio in France, special mention at the MyArt Film Festival in Italy, Best Short Animation Award at the 20th Lebu International Film Festival in Chile, and special mention at the Cortile International Short Film Festival in Italy.

The Iran-Denmark joint production is qualified for Oscars 2021 by winning the award at the Lebu event.

Established in 2011, the Figari Film Fest is a festival and market dedicated to young and independent cinema, short films, and young directors’ debuts.

The festival presents about 50 under-20-minute films in several sections every year.

The 10th edition of the Figari event is scheduled for September 13-16, 2020.

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