Mona A. Shahi was born in Iran in 1983. She graduated from Sharif University ofTechnology with a BS in Physics and earned her MA in Directing Animation from Tehran University of Art. She’s been working professionally in the fields of animation script writing and directing.Her animations had the chance of being selected or presented in many well-known festivals like, Atlanta, Hiroshima, Stuttgart, Animamundi, Zinebi and etc.

List of her film’s Honour’s

Best Sound Award,Best Animation Award and Honorary Diploma for the Best music from Nahal Student Festival, 2012.

Best Short Animation Award from Tehran International Short Film Festival,2012

Best Animating Award from Tehran Iranian Short Film Festival, 2012

Golden Butterfly for the Best Animation from Isfahan International ChildrenFilm Festival, 2012

Best Animation and Videography Award from Seda va Sima National Festival

Best Short Animation Award from Akruti Animation Festival, India, 2015

Best Music Award from Veterans film Festival, Australia, 2016

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