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Animated ShortFilm

In a world ruled by crows and discrimination, a young girl decides to fight for justice.

Director: Nazrin Aghamaliyeva

Producer: Rashid Aghamaliyev

Age: 6+

Duration: 9 minutes, 19 seconds

Technique: 2D animation

Country: Azerbaijan, United States, Czech Republic
Idea and financial support: Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Northern California

Awards

Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Best Visual Design Award
Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Best Local Film Award
Procida Film Festival (Italy) – Best Animated Film Award
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Best Local Film Award
Golden Grape Short Film Festival (Georgia) – Jury’s Special Mention Award
Baku International Short Film Festival (Azerbaijan) - Special Jury Mention Award
Up and Coming International Film Festival Hannover (Germany) - International Film Award
International Silk Road Film Festival (Turkey) - Best Short Animated Film Award
PIAFF, Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) - Audience Award

Screenings

ACADEMY AWARD-QUALIFYING FESTIVALS

2023

June 11-17 - Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition
Ocotber 6-15 - Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania) – Competition
October 20-24 - Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea) – Competition
November 14-19 - Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey) - Out of Competition

2024

April 5-14 - Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands) – Competition
August 26 – September 1 - OFF - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) – Out of Competition
November 6-7 - CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival – Out of Competition

ALL FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS

2023

June 11-17 - Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition. International Premiere
August 4-12 - DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival (Kosovo) - Out of Competition
August 16-19 - Animist Tallinn, International Animation Festival (Estonia) - Out of Competition
September 6-10, 2023 - Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Competition. Best Visual Design Award
September 6-10, 2023 - ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (Azerbaijan) - Out of Competition
September 11-24, 2023 - Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festiva (Greece)
September 15-22, 2023 - Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition. Best Local Film Award
September 18-23 - Procida Film Festival (Italy) – Competition. Best Animated Film Award
September 21-24 - Animation Volda Festival (Norway) - Out of Competition (Cultural Showcase Program)
September 26 – October 1 - Animasyros International Animation Festival (Greece) - Out of Competition
September 26 – October 1 - DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition. Best Local Film Award
September 27-30 - Golden Grape Short Film Festival (Georgia) – Competition. Jury’s Special Mention Award
October 2-8 - Festival War on Screen (France) – Competition
October 2-8 - ANIMAGE - International Animation Festival of Pernambuco (Brazil) – Competition
October 2-8 - BALKANIMA - European Animated Film Festival - Out of Competition (World Panorama)
October 4-8 - LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine) - Out of Competition
October 4-8 - Tallgrass Film Festival (USA) – Competition
Ocotber 6-15 - Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania) – Competition
October 17-21 - St. John's International Women's Film Festival (Canada) - Out of Competition
October 23-29 - Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival (Turkey) – Competition
October 20-24 - Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea) – Competition
October 25-28 - Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival (Trinidad and Tobago)
November 2-5 - TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival (Georgia) – Competition
November 10-15 - Baku International Short Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition
November 13-18 - TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival (Georgia) - Competition
November 14-19 - Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey) - Out of Competition
November 16-19 - GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation (Canada) - Competition
November 22-26 - Up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover (Germany) - Competition
November 16-19 - Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival (Poland) - Out of Competition
November - 34th Cinemagic International Film Festival (Ireland) – Competition
November 27 – December 3 - Animateka International Animated Film Festival (Slovenia) - Out of Competition
December 14-16 - Festival of film and video art for a new non-violent culture of peace (Serbia)
December 15-18 - International Silk Road Film Festival (Turkey) - Competition

2024

January 16-21 – PIAFF - Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition
January 17-21 - Íránci Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Non-competitive festival
March 1-31 - Amnesty International Film Festival (France) – Competition
March 22-24 - Beirut Animation Nights (Lebanon) – Competition
April 4-6 - TAAFI - Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (Canada)
April 5-14 - Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands) – Competition
May 9 - The Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) (Canada) - Out of Competition
July 26-28 - Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Out of Competition
August 26 – September 1 - OFF - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) – Out of Competition
September 19-29 - SLASH Film Festival (Austria) - Competition
October 2-6 - ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (Azerbaijan) - Out of Competition
November 6-7 - CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival – Out of Competition

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