TEHRAN -- Iranian animation ‘Dolphin Boy’ will compete at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China.
Directed by Muhammad Kheirandish, ‘Dolphin Boy’ premiered in Russian cinemas in August and was warmly received by the audience.
The animation took two years to produce.
The film which was previously planned to premiere at the 39th edition of Fajr Film Festival, hit big screens at Iranian cinemas in September 2022.
Muhammad-Amin Hamedani, the producer of the film, told the media that the crew has also decided to produce a serial version of ‘Dolphin Boy’.
Kheirandish, the writer and director of ‘Dolphin Boy’, said the animation has been translated into different languages including Russian, Turkish, Arabic and English.
The film is about a boy who survives a plane crash and is raised by dolphins. When he becomes a teenager he embarks on a journey to find his mother.
Founded in 1993, the SIFF provides a cultural exchange platform for filmmakers from around the world.
The festival aims to create opportunities for new filmmakers and to present the best international works to the audience.
This year’s edition of the event will be held on June 9-16.