Hi!
This is Mahsa! In my world everything can be a living creature. A loose piece of wire could be a hypnotized eye. A big chunk of wood could be a character; and a speck of dust could be technique of short animation.
As far as I can remember, I have been fascinated by creating and have been fantasizing imaginary worlds around me. As a child, made my own dolls out of cloth and sponge. My dolls were my best friends!
Naturally, I fell in love with the art of making animated objects. After receiving my B.A. in Graphics Design, I studied Direction in Animation for my M.A.
I believe art is a strong tool for bringing people together for a purpose and what better purpose than preserving our environment. The preservation of environment has been key to the storytelling in my animated short Haboob.
In addition, I have had the pleasure to direct “Man of Dust” and “The Smile” (coming soon).
Filmography
2020 Director of Short animation “Haboob”
2021 Stuttgart International Trickfilm Festival (Oscar Qualify)
Winner Jury Special Mention Trickstar Nature Award. Stuttgart, Germany
2021 Innsbruck Nature Film Festival
Winner Honorable Mention in Short Animation
Winner Honorable in Topic of Soil.Innsbruk,Astria
2021 Belgrade GreenFest
Winner Best Animated Film. Belgrade, Serbia
2021 Filmambiente festival
Winner Best Animated Short Film. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
2020 Tehran International Short Film Festival (Oscar Qualify)
Winner ASIFA Award, National Competition. Tehran, Iran
2020 Karama Human Rights Film Festival
WinnerKarama Feather Award Best Animation. Amman, Jordan
2021 Festival de Cine Verde de Barichara
Winner Audience Favorite Film and Honorable Mention Short Film Category. Barichara, Colombia
2021 Baku International Short Film Festival
Winner Best Animation Director. Baku, Azerbaijan
2021 RTF Realtime International Film Festival
Winner Honorable Mention in Best International Animation, Lagos,Nigeria
2022 Green Montenegro International Film Fest
Winner Second Prize in Ecology category. Podgorica, Montenegro
2021 Sardinia Film Festival
Winner Special Mention from the international jury. Sardinia, Italy
2022 Pakkon Film Festival
Winner the Special Jury Grand Award. Tehran, Iran
2022 SEFF – Smaragdni eco film festival
Winner the best animation category and the best film of all – grand prix. Zagreb, Croatia
2022 Fribourg International Film Festival
Nominee for Best Short Film in International Short Film Competition. Fribourg, Switzerland
2020 Tehran International Short Film Festival (Oscar Qualify)
Nominee for Best Animated Film Director National Competition, Tehran, Iran
2021 Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film. (Oscar Qualify)
Official selection for the FILMS FOR CHILDREN COMPETITION program of the World Festival of Animated Film, Animafest, Zagreb, Croatia
2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Official selection for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Nevada City, CA, US
2021 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (Oscar Qualify)
Official selection for Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) Bengaluru, India
2021 Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival
Official selection for Annual Cinema Verde International Environmental Film and Arts Festival, Gainesville, FL, US
2021 International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima
Official selection for ANIMA competition of International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Kraków, Poland
2021 Ecozine Film Festival
Official selection for the Animation Shortfilm Section at the Ecozine Film Festival Zaragoza, Spain
2022 Lago Film Fest
Official selection for the for the Lago Film Fest – International Festival of Independent Cinema, competed in official programmed:
UNICEF KIDS, Revine Lago, Italy
2017 Compositor of short animation “Dogbin”
2015 Director of Short animation “Dust Man”
2015 Tabriz Digital Arts and Mobile Festival
Winner Second Place in Animation field. Tabriz, Iran
2015 Tehran International Silent Film Festival
Winner Best Animation. Tehran, Iran
2015 Sayeh Short Film Festival
Winner Best Animation. Tehran, Iran
2015 Bange Bahar Sooreh Animation Festival
Winner First Place in Animation. Tehran, Iran
2016 IndieWise FREE Virtual Festival
Winner Best Director. Miami, FL, US
2015 Tehran International Short Film Festival (Oscar Qualify)
Official selection for animation section of Tehran Film Festival, Tehran, Iran
2017 Anim!Arte International Student Animation Festival
Official Selection for student film section of Anim!Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 GRAND OFF – WORLD INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS
Official selection for GRAND OFF – WORLD INDEPENDENT FILM, Warsaw, Poland
2014 Director and Animator of Short animation “Lone But Happy”