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News ID: 72344
Publish Date : 03 November 2019 - 21:19

Animation Hit Competes in Germany



TEHRAN (IFILM) -- The 62nd edition of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film - DOK Leipzig in Germany has screened Iranian short animation ‘Am I a Wolf?’.
Directed by Amir-Houshang Moeen, the Iranian animation went on the German screen three times on October 29, 30, and 31, 2019.
Based on the fantasy book by Afsaneh Shabannejad, the animated film is a recreation of the classic fable of ‘The Wolf and the Lamb’.
In ‘Am I a Wolf?’, a number of students are performing a theater called ‘The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats’. Everybody has a role.

The 8-minute animation has taken home numerous awards from global events such as the 11th Tehran International Animation Festival in Iran, the 22nd Media Arts Festival in Japan, the 6th Tripoli Film Festival in Lebanon, the 10th International Animation Film Festival "Golden Kuker – Sofia” in Bulgaria, the 2019 Insomnia International Animation Film Festival in Russia, the 12th Paris International Animation Film Festival in France, the 2019 Indie-AniFest - Korea Independent Animation Film Festival in South Korea, and won a nomination at the fifth Taichung International Animation Festival in Taiwan.
The DOK Leipzig is one of the leading festivals for documentary and animated film. The festival, being the first in the world to combine these two genres, is built on more than 60 years of history and tradition. The festival is a celebration of films with the highest artistic and innovative approaches to storytelling, embodying our values of peace, tolerance, human dignity and freedom of expression.
The 62nd DOK Leipzig has been slated for October 28-November 3, 2019.


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A still from ‘Am I a Wolf?’.