Song Sparrow
Synopsis
English
A Group of refugees tries to reach themselves to a safe country in search for a better life. They pay a smuggler to convey them across the boarders in a fridge truck. However, the freezing temperature of the truck turns their hopes for a better future into a fierce struggle for survival.
Italiano
Un gruppo di rifugiati prova a raggiungere un paese sicuro in cerca di una vita migliore. Pagano un contrabbandiere per trasportarli oltre i confini in un camion frigo. Tuttavia, la gelida temperatura del camion trasforma le loro speranze per un futuro migliore in una lotta feroce per la sopravvivenza.
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Short Film | Animation | Drama
11' 43''
Iran, 2019
no dialogue
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Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Zen Movie
Farzaneh Omidvarnia | Mehdi Rostampour
Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Alireza Barazandeh
Ehsan Vaseghi
Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Ramin Abousedgh
Ramin Abousedgh
Selections & Awards
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GALWAY FILM FLEADH, Galway (IRELAND)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, Hollywood (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
FLICKER'S RHODE ISLAND INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Newport (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
ST. LOUIS INT. FILM FESTIVAL, St. Loius (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL, Londonderry (IRELAND)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
LEBU INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Lebu (CHILE)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
PÖFF SHORTS – INT. SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL , Tallinn (ESTONIA)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
SANTA BARBARA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Santa Barbara (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
AMDOCS - AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AND FILM FUND, Palm Springs (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
THE RSF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, Vineyard Havens (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
GO SHORT - INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen (the NETHERLANDS)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
ANIMA - BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Brussels (BELGIUM)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
ATHENS INT. FILM + VIDEO FESTIVAL, Athens (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
ANIMAFEST ZAGREB, Zagreb (CROATIA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA, Tokyo (JAPAN)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, Sarajevo (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
IZMIR INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Izmir (TURKEY)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
CHICAGO INT. CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL, Chicago (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
BOGOSHORTS - BOGOTÀ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Bogotà (COLOMBIA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
CURTAS VILA DO CONDE INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Vila do Conde (PORTUGAL)
EFA qualifying festival
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL, Giffoni Valle Piana (ITALY)
Winner of BEST SHORT FILM ("Generator +18")
ASFF - AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, York (UK)
BAFTA qualifying festival
STOCKHOLM INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Stockholm (SWEDEN)
BAFTA qualifying festival
ASIANA INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Seoul (SOUTH KOREA)
Winner of ROCK AWARD
SEDICICORTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Forlì (ITALY)
Winner of BEST SHORT FILM "IRANFEST"
ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL, Ischia (ITALY)
Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
GOLDEN APRICOT YEREVAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Yerevan (ARMENIA)
SHORTS INT. FILM FESTIVAL - MAREMETRAGGIO, Trieste (ITALY)
CANBERRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Canberra (AUSTRALIA)
VANCOUVER INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Vancouver (CANADA)
CORTOLOVERE, Lovere (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM "Premio Bozzetto"
CORTI IN CORTILE, Catania (ITALY)
Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
ADRIATIC FILM FESTIVAL, Francavilla al Mare (ITALY)
LONDON INT. ANIMATION FESTIVAL, London (UK)
CORTI DI LUNGA MEMORIA, Ascoli Piceno (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
TRICKY WOMEN, Vienna (AUSTRIA)
SULMONA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Sulmona (ITALY)
MYART FILM FESTIVAL, Cosenza (ITALY)
Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION
SOUQ FILM FESTIVAL, Milano (ITALY)
AFRODITE SHORTS, Rome (ITALY)
ANIMATION DINGLE, Cosenza (ITALY)
NEPAL HUMAN RIGHTS INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Kathmandu (NEPAL)
TRICKY WOMEN, Vienna (AUSTRIA)
IVELISE CINE FESTIVAL, Roma (ITALY)
INDEPENDENT DAYS INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Karlsruhe (GERMANY)
WORLD OF WOMEN FILM FAIR MIDDLE EAST, Dubai (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
LONDON ROLLING FILM FESTIVAL, London (UK)
UNDEREXPOSED FILM FESTIVAL, Rock Hill (USA)
MOVIES THAT MATTER FILM FESTIVAL, Den Haag (the NETHERLANDS)
BEIRUT INT. CHILDREN AND FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL, Beirut (LEBANON)
MILLENIUM INT. DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, Brussels (BELGIUM)
DIVERSIONS INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, (CROATIA)
Winner of the JURY AWARD
ATHENS ANIMFEST, Athens (GREECE)
FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL, (IRELAND)
FLYING BROOM INT. WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, (TURKEY)
EMIRATES SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
FIRENZE FILM CORTI , Firenze (ITALY)
LA GUARIMBA FILM FESTIVAL, Amantea (ITALY)
WIESBADEN INT. FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION, (GERMANY)
INT. FILM FESTIVAL OF LANZAROTE, Lanzarote (SPAIN)
CORTI DA SOGNI - ANTONIO RICCI, Ravenna (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
UMBRIA FILM FESTIVAL, (ITALY)
FIGARI FILM FEST, Olbia (ITALY)
NOT FILM FEST, Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna (ITALY)
SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, Vico Equense (ITALY)
CARTOON CLUB, Rimini (ITALY)
FESTIVAL BIENNAL OF ANIMATION BRATISLAVA (BAB), Bratislava (SLOVAKIA)
CIVITANOVA FILM FESTIVAL, Civitanova Marche (ITALY)
PIXELATL ANIMATION FESTIVAL, (MEXICO)
ARIANO FILM FESTIVAL, Ariano Irpino (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATION
FESTIVAL INT. INVENTA UN FILM, Lenola(ITALY)
CINESTESIA LEGNANO, Legnano (ITALY)
LUCANIA FILM FESTIVAL, Pisticci (ITALY)
CAPODARCO L'ALTRO FESTIVAL - PREMIO L'ANELLO DEBOLE, Capodarco di Fermo (ITALY)
MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO, Diamante (ITALY)
AMARCORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM (PREMIO REX)
VALDARNOCINEMA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
Winner of BEST SHORT FILM (PREMIO MARZOCCO)
MAGMA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
Winner of MAGMA AUDIENCE AWARD
CATCH THE MOON INT. CHILDREN & YOUTH ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
VISIONI VERTICALI (ITALY)
Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
OFFICINE SOCIAL MOVIE (ITALY)
ANDARAS - TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
SICILIAMBIENTE FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Biography
English
Farzaneh Omidvarnia was born in Iran. Graduated from University of Tehran, faculty of Fine Arts, she received a PhD in Design in 2015 from Technical University of Denmark. Following her graduation, she began to focus on creation of fabric sculptures and writing short stories. Her artworks soon appeared in several art exhibitions in Europe and Iran, and she published her first collection of short stories in 2016. In 2017, she directed and produced her first animated short film, “To Be”. The movie was acclaimed internationally and won prizes in different festivals. Her second film is “Song Sparrow” (2019), selected at Galway Film Fleadh and Giffoni Film Festival. She is now based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Italiano
Farzaneh Omidvarnia è nata in Iran. Laureata all’Università di Tehran, facoltà di Belle Arti, riceve un dottorato di ricerca in Design nel 2015 presso l'Università Tecnica della Danimarca. Dopo la laurea, inizia a concentrarsi sulla creazione di sculture in tessuto e sulla scrittura di storie brevi. Le sue opere appaiono presto in diverse mostre d'arte in Europa e in Iran, e nel 2016 pubblica la sua prima raccolta di storie brevi. Nel 2017 dirige e produce il suo primo cortometraggio d’animazione, "To Be”. Il cortometraggio viene acclamato a livello internazionale e vince premi in diversi festival. Il suo secondo film è "Song Sparrow" (2019), selezionato al Galway Film Fleadh e al Giffoni Film Festival. Al momento vive a Copenhagen in Danimarca.
Filmography
(2019 | animated short film)
Galway Film Fleadh (Oscar)
Giffoni Film Festival
TO BE
(2017 | animated short film)
Atlanta Film Festival (Oscar)
