A Farmer's Effort to Revive His Dry Field/ Festival in England Honors Animation 'Mahdas'

The short animation 'Mahdas' received an honorary award from the Hastings Rocks International Film Festival in England.

The short animation "Mahdas" won an honorable mention award from the Hastings Rocks International Film Festival in England.

According to Ambassador Arjan, citing the public relations of the work, the short animation "Mahdas" with a script by Bahman Abdullahi and directed by Mina Sadat Hosseini, has succeeded in attracting the attention of the jury of the British Hastings Rocks festival in its second world appearance.

Focusing on genre cinema, fantasy and experimental works, the Hastings Rocks festival hosts films from around the world and has dedicated an independent competition section to animation.

"Mahdas" is the story of a farmer who tries to revive his dry farm in the age of machines and industrial pollution and reflects environmental concerns through the language of imagination with a fantasy approach.

The fifth edition of the Hastings Rocks International Film Festival will be held from October 30 to November 1, 2026 (November 8 to 10, 1405) in the city of Hastings, England, and this animation has already received an honorable mention award from the festival.

Other "Mehadas" agents are: Minasadat Hosseini (animator and concept designer), Marzieh Shujayan (editing), Wafa Ibn Ali thanks to Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi (voice), Bahman Abdullahi (project manager), Minasadat Hosseini and Royasat Hosseini (producers), Msideview Films (global distribution).