TEHRAN – Iranian artists were honored at the Green Gem Contest, a part of the Libo International Children Animation and Comics Festival 2016 (ICACF), which was held in the Chinese city from August 6 to 10.

“Children of Oak” directed by director Saadat Rahimzadeh won the silver medal in the Animated Works section while “Lady with Flower Hair” by Sara Tabibzadeh and “Flower and Nightingale” by Mehdi Aqajani received honorable mentions in this section.

Iranian cartoonist Sohrab Kheiri also received an honorable mention for his work in the Still Image Works section.

Artworks by adults and children were put on display at the festival, which also screened movies from different countries, including Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Spain, the U.S, South Korea, China and Iran.

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