Animation 'Mahdas' Wins Award at UK Festival

The short animation 'Mahdas' received an honorary award of recognition at the Hastings Rocks International Film Festival in the UK.

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

This short work with a screenplay by Bahman Abdollahi and directed by Mina Sadat Hosseini, has managed to attract the attention of the jury of the 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 Hastings Rocks International Film Festival will be held from October 30 to November 1, 2026 (November 8 to 10, 1405) in Hastings, England.

Other factors of Mahadas are:

Animator and concept designer: Mina Sadat-Hosseini, Editor: Marzieh Shujayan, Sound: Wafa Ibn Ali (thanks to Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi), Project manager: Bahman Abdullahi, Producers: Mina Sadat-Hosseini and Roya Sadat-Hosseini, Worldwide distribution: Msideview Films