Ali Masoumi
I am an animation director with a master’s degree in Animation Directing at Art University of Tehran and over 10 years of experience in stop motion and 2D animation, specializing in multiplane camera techniques for international festivals and commercials. My short film BUG was selected for the 51st Student Academy Awards in 2024.
I also have seven years of experience as a senior motion designer, excelling in styles such as 2D frame-by-frame, digital 2D, and collage animation. Additionally, I am skilled in drawing, storyboarding, and creating characters and concepts.
Awards
Bisotun Short Aniation
Winner
Persia Educational Film Festival – 2023
Nominee
Nashville Play Film 2022 – US
Officially selection
New York Kurdish Film Festival 2024 – US
13th Tehran international Animation festival 2024 – Iran
39th Tehran international short film festival 2022 – Iran
Animex Screen student films in competition – 2023 UK
Student World Impact Film Festival SWIFF 2023 – USA
Steve Aronson International Film Festival 2023
BAM Festival 2023 – Texas
Bornova Short Film Days 2022 – turkey
Voronezh International Animation Festival 2023 – Russian
Return film festival 2022 – Weimar Germany
CAFF Film Festival Coordinator 2022
Clapperboard Golden 2022 – Brazil
First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions 2022 – UK
BUG Short Animation
Winner
41st Tehran short film festival 2024 – Iran
ANIMUR animation festival 2024 – Russia
DeCinemadeCanoinhas – 2024 – Brazil
Finalist
New York Animation festival 2024 – USA
Officially selection
51st Student Academy Awards film 2024 – USA
9th Turku Animated Film Festival 2024 – Finland
30th LISTAPAD Festival 2024 – Belarus
23rd ISFVF 2024 – CHINA
17st Piccolo film Festival 2024 – Italy
VGIK International Film Festival 2024 – Russia
Monsters Fantastic Film Festival 2024 – Italy
Bastau International Film Festival 2024 – Kazakhstan
CINE MIMMOS 2024 – Portugal
Animatica 2024 – Italy
13th Tehran international Animation festival 2024 – Iran
Nahal international Animation festival 2024 – Iran
Parchin Short Animation
Winner
Only the best AWARDS (OTB) 2021 – Miami, US
Quarter Finalist
2023 Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF) 2023 US
Finalist
Short Cut Festival 2022 – Serbia
Officially selection
Iranian international film festival 2022 – San Francisco USA
Student World Impact Film Festival SWIFF 2023 – USA
Konyaaltı International Short Film Festival 2023
MAAC-24FPS INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION AWARDS 2022
CAFF Film Festival Coordinator 2022
First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions 2021 – UK
The Paus Premieres 2021 – UK