MFA SoFA student wins Best Super Short International Film Award
Naghmeh Farzaneh, a first year graduate SOFA student, has won an award for Best Super Short International Film at the 2013 Monstra Animation Festival! Naghmeh produced "Trapped in Time" prior to arriving at RIT to start her studies in the Film & Animation MFA program where she is now studying and producing new animated shorts.
To view her film, you can follow this link: https://vimeo.com/25016055.
She's also been recognized for her work at the following festivals:
- 2013-Tricky Women International Animation Festival, Vienna, Austria
- 2011-Special Award of the Festival- 7th International 100 Film Festival - Tehran, IRAN
- 2011-3rd Best Animated Film - 7th Tehran International Animation Festival -Tehran, IRAN
- 2011-Golden Prize for the best music (Composer:Milad Farzaneh)- 7th Tehran International Animation Festival -Tehran, IRAN
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