Yaar
Short Film / Animation / Drama / IRAN / Release Date 2023
“Yaar” is about a lonely and depressed character that nothing around him can make him happy. He tries to commit asuicide but survives each time due to his bouncy and elastic features. In his last attempt, he meets new friends, with whom he discovers new adventures.
Director: Nahid Malayeri
Music & Sound: Mohammad Reza Asghari
Biography of Director
Nahid(Zahra) is an Iranian 2D animator and visual storyteller based in the Netherlands. She studied Bachelor of Architectural Engineering and then decided to design the stories of cultures and human minds free from the limitations of architectural frames. She is now pursuing her education and career in animation.
First film: Kakaei
Honors & Awards “Animation of Kakaei”:
Officiall selecttions:
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.and Oscar-Qualifying Festival United States (2021)
38th Tehran International Short Film and Oscar-Qualifying Festival. Tehran, Iran. (2021)
12th Tehran International Animation Festival. Tehran, Iran. (2022)
Awards:
best Animation Film in National festival of Digital Arts. Tehran, Iran. (2021)
best Animation Film in Omid National Short Film Festival. Bushehr, Iran (2020)
Website: www.nahidmalayeri.com
Director Statement
“Yaar” is based on my experience with depression. I wanted to make this animation as empathy for people who feel blue or outcasted. And as an appreciation to people who support their friends and family through difficulty.
Technical Format
Preview Screen-er Format: MP4 H264 (HD 1080, Stereo 320, 48 kHz )
Exhibition Format: DCP & 2K
Language: Persian, Subtitle: English
Distributor & Sales Agent: Finish Films
Official Selections
12th American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (Oscar-Qualifying Festival) USA 2023
45th Moscow International Film Festival Russia 2023
40th Asolo Art Film Festival Italy 2023
13th ANIMAGE International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, Brazil 2023
8thThessaloniki Animation Festival is an international Animation Festival, Greece 2023
17th Big Cartoon Festival, Russia 2023
19th Seoul Indie-AniFest (Seoul Independent Animation Festival), Korea 2023
36th Girona Film Festival, Spain 2023
7th Chaniartoon – International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece 2023
8th AZYL SHORTS, International Short Film Festival, Slovakia 2023
25th Fairy Tales Queer Film Festiva, Canada 2023
3th Voci Dei Boschi Film Festival, Italy 2023
9th LAMPA International Film Festival, Russia 2023
2nd International Animation Film Festival “Animur”, Russia 2023
19th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL ,India2024
3th Chihuahua International Film Festival, Mexico 2023
12th Festival CARTÓN, Argentina 2023
2th AniMaroolic, International Festival of Animation, Croatia 2023
5th Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA, Greece 2023
8th Chaniartoon – International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece 2023
3th Khabarovsk International Animation Film Festival “Animur”, Russia 2023
Awards
Honorable Mention in 36th Girona Film Festival, Spain 2023
Award nominee in 40th Asolo Art Film Festival Italy 2023
Award nominee in 8th AZYL SHORTS, International Short Film Festival, Slovakia 2023
Special Screening
Playgrounds In Motion Rotterdam, Netherlands 2023
BROET (Non-profit organization in Eindhoven), Netherlands 2023
