Farkhondeh Torabi facts for kids

Farkhondeh Torabi (born in March 1965 in Tehran, Iran) is a famous Iranian director who makes amazing animated films. She is known around the world for her creative and award-winning animations.

Career

Her Journey into Animation

Farkhondeh Torabi first studied psychology at the Alzahra University in Tehran during the 1980s. In 1988, she joined a special place called IIDCYA (also known as Kanoon). This organization helps children and young adults learn about culture and arts. There, she learned all about making animations from a skilled teacher named Vajihollah Fard-Moghaddam.

Torabi even helped as an assistant director on Fard-Moghaddam's film, Lili Hosak. This film was very successful and won many awards from different countries.

Making Her Own Films

Farkhondeh Torabi started making her own short animated films in 1991. Since then, she has created several short animations. Many of these films have won awards from around the world!

Her most famous film so far is Shangoul and Mangoul, which came out in 2000. This animation was shown at many big film festivals. Some of these included Cannes Junior in France, the International Festival of Cartoon Film of Annecy, and Cineanima in Portugal. It was also shown at festivals in Cairo (Egypt), Chicago (USA), Leipzig (Germany), and Vancouver (Canada). This shows how popular her work became internationally.

Filmography

Here are some of the animated films Farkhondeh Torabi has directed:

• Flight (Parvaz, 1993)
• Health Brings Joy (Salamati May-e-Neshat Ast, 1994)
• The Thirsty Crow (Kalagh-e-Teshne, 1996)
• The Rainbow Fish (Mahi-e-Rangin Kaman, 1998)
• Shangoul and Mangoul (2000)
• The Sprout (Rishe, 2005)

Awards and Honors

Farkhondeh Torabi has received many awards for her animated film Shangoul and Mangoul. These awards show how much people around the world appreciate her work. Some of her notable awards include:

• Plaque of Merit from The International Animated Film Festival of Annecy, France, in 2000.
• Certificate of merit (adult jury prize) from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, in 2000.
• Silver Poznan goats for best animated film at the Ale Kino young audience film festival in Poland, in 2001.
• Golden Cairo for the best animation at the Cairo international film festival for children, in 2001.
• Best Asian film at the Pusan International Film Festival, Korea, in 2001.
• Silver Elephant award for the best animated film at the International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad, India, in 2001.
• Golden Butterfly and two Certificates of Merit from the 15th Isfahan film festival for children and young adults in Iran.
• Three Crystal Birds from the 2nd Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran.
• Grand Prize (Children's Jury Prize) at the Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation de Wissembourg, France, in 2001.

See also

• Persian cinema