TEHRAN – A number of veteran artists were honored during a ceremony on the sidelines of the 12th edition of the Image of the Year and Tassvir Film Festival held at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) on Wednesday.
Painter Aidin Aghdashlu, cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh, graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi, writer Mohsen Rastani, and photographers Mohammad Farnud and Ahmad Moinijam were the selected honorees, the Persian service of MNA reported on Friday.
Cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh was honored for the publication of his book “Black Miniatures”.
Cartoonist Hadi Heidari called Derambakhsh’s cartoons heartwarming, active, and full of innovations and said, “Derambakhsh has immortalized poetry, sense, line and movement in his works, and has portrayed an image of perfection and profession.
“Being on top of his art and profession, Derambakhsh has beautifully placed modesty and intimacy together, which can serve as a good lesson for the present and future generations,” he added.
Referring to the exhibit of 40 years of movie poster designing by Ebrahim Haqiqi held during the festival, the stage and costume designer Amir Esbati called Haqiqi a polyhedral artist.
He said that Haqiqi’s works are divided into posters of feature films, short films and posters of festivals.
He called Haqiqi an influential figure in poster designing.
The secretary of the festival also talked about Aghdashlu and hoped that he would return home soon, referring to his recent trip to Canada to visit his family.
Moreover, the two photographers were honored for their series of images of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The ceremony was attended by Director of the Center for Visual Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Majid Mollanoruzi and IAF Director Majid Sarsangi.
The annual exhibition of the festival will be running until March 10, and the film festival will end on March 11.
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