Mozaffar Sheydaei, Director and Animator
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Born and raised in Kurdistan, Mozaffar
Sheydaei has been fascinated by the magic of art since he was
fourteen. Finishing up his BA in Graphic Design at Honar University,
Mozaffar started his career at IIDCYA (Kanoon) as a designer,
creative hobbies for the children and young adults.
In 1993 Mozaffar started his studies as a
traditional 2D animator at Honar university. His first animated
short “Fish on Soil”, also a graduation film, was presented in many
International Film Festivals and won the first prize in AnimExpo97,
South Korea. His two other animated shorts Sabz(1998) and
Apple(2000) brought him more success.
Granted by the Canada Council for the Arts, he
later directed “Memory” in 2002. Mozaffar’s latest animated short,
Romance, is in its post-production process.
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Filmography:
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"Fish on Soil" A short animated film about the massacre in Halabja (A Kurdish town in Iraq)
Format: 35 mm, running time: 13min10sec
Scriptwriter, director, animator, character design, storyboard artist, background artist, layout man, director of photography, producer. |
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"The Apple" The story of an apple. Format: 35mm, running time: 13'50"
Scriptwriter, animator, cameraman, director(co-directing with Mozaffar sheydaei).
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"Green" How green, the color of peace, was created. Format: 35mm, running time: 3'50"
Scriptwriter, animator, cameraman, producer.
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"A Memory" A butterfly reflects upon a memory. A film without words. Format: 35mm, running time: 10'06"
Scriptwriter, director, animator, character design, storyboard artist, layout man, producer.
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Education:
1997 Masters Degree in Animation - Art University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
1989 Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design , Art University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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