User:Negar Motevali
Production in Iran
The history of animation in Iran can be dated back to the Bronze Age. A 5,200 earthenware goblet discovered in Burnt City in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeastern Iran, depicts a series of drawings of a goat that jumps toward a tree and eats its leaves. Similar forms of pottery with sequential pictures can also be found throughout medieval Islamic Persia. Such drawings are early examples of precursors to the history of animation in general. Although the first signs of world animation have been seen in this land, today, animation has not been a money-making industry in Iran. Animation in Iran, like countries such as Japan and the United States, did not become an industry in Iran, animation production in Iran is generally divided into several sections. The first is short fiction or experimental films with low personal and government budgets, which are the most important animation productions in Iran and are seen in international festivals, and the second is mass-produced TV series with government support. Third, feature films on specific, religious, and moral issues made with large budgets from government agencies. Fourth, small groups with limited personal budgets who personally invest in web series, series, and sometimes feature films.
There are 4 different government institutions to support Iranian filmmakers
- Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (KANOON)
- Documentary and Experimental Film Center
- Saba center
- OWJ, Arts and Media Organization