South Korean fest to present Iranian animation ‘H2ope’

The 2020 edition of the Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF 2020) in South Korea is scheduled to feature Iranian animation ‘H2ope’.

The short 3D animation, produced by Hoorakhsh Studio, an animation and game studio in Tehran, is about the water crisis.

Made by Ashkan Rahgozar, Negin Khajehee and Tala Porbaha, the animation is about the significance of water with the participation of 20 children and teenagers.

The BIAF 2020 will take place in the South Korean city on October 23-27.

Hoorakhsh Studio is the producer of the acclaimed movie ‘The Last Fiction’, which was among the submitted works for consideration in the animated feature film category for the 92nd Academy Awards and won several awards at different global events.

‘The Last Fiction’ recounts a story from Persian poet Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece Shahnameh (Book of Kings).

The 120-minute animated movie narrates the story of Zahhak and covers the events from the end of Jamshid’s reign up to the beginning of Afaridoun’s reign - two influential rulers in Shahnameh.

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