Mahnaz yazdani
Cartoonist, Director, Animator, Scriptwriter
Year of birth: 1980
Job: Animator & Cartoonist since 2001
Education:
– BA of English Translation1999-2003
– MA of Animation from Tarbiat modares University of Tehran2011-2014
I started my career as an artist in 2000. I have been working as cartoonist and animator these years. But my focous have been on animation till 2015. From 2015 till now I professionally have been drawing editorial cartoons and participating in cartoon competitions and festivals.
In these years of activity as editorial cartoonist, I have created of Cartoons, Caricatures and comics in different Topics but my favorite subjects in the cartoon have been social and environmental issues.
In addition to Caricature, I also works in Animation projects as different roles like: Animator, Writer, Character designer and story board Artist.
I made my first independent movie as Director in 2013 named “Man, Idol, Cat”. I have directed five short animations and one tv series.
I works as an animation teacher at the Universities of Isfahan for five years (IRAN).
Awards & Honors in Cartoon & Caricature:
Honorable Mention –Chana LM Cartoon Festival-China-2005
Honorable Mention – Street Children Cartoon Festival – Iran-2006
Honorable Mention – Aylan Cartoon Festival – Iran-2015
Secound Prize-First ATF Cartoon Festival- Iran-2015
First Prize-Sari Cartoon Festival- Iran-2016
Third Prize- Exchange Cartoon Festival- Iran-2016
First Prize–“city+me” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2016
First Prize-Secound ATF Cartoon Festival- Iran-2016
First Prize-Made In Iran Cartoon Festival- Iran-2016
First Prize-First Culture Cartoon Festival- Iran-2017
Honorable Mention –Marine structures Cartoon Festival- Iran-2017
Honorable Mention for “One of the top 22 Iranian artists of the year”- 2017
Secound Prize-“Drug and medicine” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2017
First Prize-“blood donating” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2017
Honorable Mention -“ city+me”” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2017
First Prize- 11th Tehran International Cartoon Bienneial – Iran-2017
First Prize-“Water & Soil” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
First Prize-“Kordestan Waqf” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Honorable Mention -“ hide and seek” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Honorable Mention -“ Green” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Secound Prize-“Khodronama” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Third Prize-“Drug and medicine” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Third Prize-“HALAL income” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
First Prize-“Kariketab” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
Honorable Mention -“ city+me”” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2018
One of the top 4- “Resistance” Cartoon Festival-Iran-2019
First Prize-“city+me” Cartoon Festival- Iran-2019
Second prise -“blood donating” cartoon festival-2019
Excellent prize “13th Urziceni Festival in Romania-2019
Excellent prize “women cartoonists award” France-2019
Solo cartoon exhibition,Oslo,Norway,2019
Second prize”golden post pigeon”Iran2020
Special prize “we defeat corona;Iran,2020
Excellent prize ”Africa and Covid19”2020
Excellent prize 5th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION – ČAKOVEC 2020
Third prize ‘Imana Editorial cartoons” 2021
Second prize”TechVertu”England2021
Grand prize “right to housing” Canada 2021
Filmography (As Director):
- Short Animation “Man, Idol, Cat”, 2013
- Short Animation “Help” , 2014
- Animated Music Video “With you With you”, 2014
- Musical Animation “It’s Time To Sleep”, 2015
- Short Animation “ A Little Joy!”, 2016
- Musical Animations, TV Series “Happily”, 2016-2017
Awards and honors (For movies directed by she) :
- A) “Man, Idol, Cat” :
Honorable Mention For the best Scriptwriter, International Tehran Animafest, 2013_Iran
Honorable Mention , I.R.I.B studental film festival, 2013_Iran
Nominated for the Best Animator, 13th Tehran International Short Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Nominated for Best Animated Movie, Eastern Breez FilmFest , 2014_Canada
Qualified for competition, Parvin Etesami Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Qualified for competition, 11th Nahal Studental Film Festival, 2015_Iran
- B) “HELP” :
Winner for Best Animation, 100 Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Winner First Prize for the Best Animated Movie, Harat Women International FilmFestival, 2014
Honorable Mention , I.R.I.B studental film festival, 2014_Iran
Third prize for The Best Animated Movies, We Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Nominated for the Best Scriptwriter, Iranian Cinema Celebration FilmFestival, 2014_Iran
Nominated for Best Animated Movie, Eastern Breez FilmFest , 2014_Canada
Qualified for competition, 11th Nahal Studental Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Qualified for competition, Parvin Etesami Film Festival, 2014_Iran
Qualified for competition, Court Metrange festival, 2014_France
Screened in Out of Competition section, tricky women, 2014_Austria
Qualified for competition, International Tehran Animafest, 2015_Iran
Winner in Animation Category for December 2015, Cinefest LosAngles_US
Special Mention in Animation, International UfilmFest, 2016_Ukraine
Qualified for competition, CortoKino International Film Festival, 2016_India
Qualified for competition, VAFI International Film Festival, 2016_Croatia
Qualified for competition, Weimer International Film Festival, 2016_Germany
- C) “It’s Time To Sleep” :
Qualified for competition, Iranian Cinema Celebration FilmFestival, 2015_Iran
Qualified for competition, Tehran International Short Film Festival, 2015_Iran
Qualified for competition, International Louisiana FilmFestival,2016 _US
Qualified for competition, VAFI International Film Festival, 2016_Croatia
Qualified for competition, ZLIN International Film Festival, 2016_Czeck Republic
Qualified for competition, AniFestROZAFA FilmFestival, 2016_Albania
Qualified for competition, tracce cinematorafiche filmfest, 2016_Italy
- D) “A Little Joy!” :
Nominated for Best Animation, 100 Film Festival, 2016_Iran
Qualified for competition, Zanjan Short Films Festival, 2016_Iran
Book Illustration
Mester Blue, writer and illustrator,2019
Thisty Fan,writer and Iluustrator,2020
Milton’s Messy House,Illustrator2020
Trumpert,Illustrator2021
How to kill democracy2021
Email: Mahnaz.Yazdani@Gmail.com
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