TEHRAN -- Iranian animation ‘The Lovely Sky’ has been selected to go on screen at the 63rd edition of the Zlin Film Festival in the Czech Republic.
Written and directed by Amir Mehran, ‘The Lovely Sky’ has been produced at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults – Kanoon.
It will compete at the animation category of the festival, which will take place in the Czech city of Zlin on June 1-7.
The animation 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.
‘The Lovely Sky’ is the winner of the best animation prize at the 2022 edition of the Roshd International Film Festival in Iran.
Earlier reports said that ‘Katvoman’ is the other representative of Iran to be screened at the Zlin Dog section, which presents a selection of student fiction, animation and documentary work from all over the world.
The Zlin Film Festival is an active member of the European Children’s Film Association. The festival organizes an extensive supporting, professional and charitable program.
Iranian filmmakers have always been frequent visitors to the festival.
Iranian director Majid Majidi’s child labor drama ‘Sun Children’ won the Golden Slipper for best feature film at the junior category of the 2021 edition of the festival.