TEHRAN-The Iranian short animated film “The Lovely Sky” is competing in the animation section of the Movievalley International Short Film Festival, which is underway in Bologna, Italy.

Written and directed by Amir Mehran, the short flick has been produced at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Produced with two-dimension technique, The 14-minute film, dealing with the issue of war, is present at the Italian festival along with animations from France, Taiwan, Indonesia, the U.S., Thailand, the UK, Greece, Canada, Argentina, Nepal, Russia, Ireland and China.

The Iranian work follows an impatient fighter pilot who bombs cities every day. He returns to his little girl every night after completing his mission. The girl loves to fly, but the father doesn’t fulfill his daughter’s dream because of the bitter memory of his wife’s death. The war is getting closer every day. One day an incident changes their lives, forever.

A production of 2022, “The Lovely Sky” has so far won the best animation prize at the 52nd Roshd International Educational Film Festival in Tehran, Best Music at the 18th Vancouver Island Short Film Festival in Canada, and Best Animation in Itauna International Film Festival in Brazil.

It has also been screened in the 63rd Zlin Film Festival in the Czech city of Zlin, the 19th World Festival of Animated Film Varna in Bulgaria, the 16th Bueu International Short Film Festival in Spain, and the 39th International Festival of animation cinema, comics, and games in Italy.

Movievalley is an international short film festival that focuses on discovering new voices and unique projects in Bologna, a breathtaking Medieval city in Northern Italy.

Having started October 8, the 12th edition of the festival will wrap up October 22.

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