Iran animation to conquer world markets, director said

Mohammad-Amin Hamedani, director of animated movie ‘Holy Cast’ has said Iran animation is close to conquering the world markets.

The director and producer Hamedani, the character designer Mohammad Kheirandish, the writer Houman Fazel, and the technical manager Mostafa Shah-Mardani attended a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday.

Fazel said “We have reached a fine spot in animation techniques, but we need to give more time in writing film script. We can deliver a fine production when animation technique and writing script meet each other in a common spot.”

Hamedani said people are the most important supporter of animation industry which we are progressing well in.

“We are not far from conquering the world markets ... I am hopeful that people and the media can help,” he added.

‘Holy Cast’ depicts a story from the Holy Quran. It is about a group of people who were thrown into a ditch and set afire because of their strong belief in Allah.

The animation has so far bagged dozens of international and domestic awards and accolades from different festivals in New York, Madrid, Hollywood, India’s Jaipur, Romania, London, and Iran’s Fajr Film Festival.

The animated film also won the Special Jury award at the 30th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in historic Iranian city of Isfahan.

Some famous Iranian voice-actors, including Changiz Jalilvand, Khosro Khosroshahi, Bahram Zand, Nasrollah Medqalchi and Akbar Mannani, led by Maryam Shirzad, lent their voices to the animation.

The animation has gone on screen in Iranian cinema theaters since November 30, 2017.

Sony Pictures is set to globally premiere ‘Holy Cast’.

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