According to Kanoon General Directorate for Public Relations and International Affairs, short animation, “Hero” directed by Kianoush Abedi, and “Fisherman and the Spring” directed by Seid Hassan Soltani are the two animations participating in this festival.

Kanoon produced these animations in 2018. They will compete with 48 animations in the section of animations less than ten minutes.

According to the news, “Hero” is experiencing its first international attendance in the competition section of this Golden Kuker Festival.

Based on the news, films less than one minute, films less than ten minutes, and films from ten to forty-five minutes, student films, feature films, series, commercials, children films, environmental films and music videos are the films present in the competition section of the festival.

Every year some films from competition section are awarded.

In the Tenth round of the festival, “Am I a Wolf?” directed by Amir Houshang Moein produced in 2018 won the award for the best short children animation.

Golden Kuker International Animation Film Festival, which is being held in Bulgaria since 2010, plays an important role in the animation industry and is planned and managed by self-producing animators.

The 11th Golden Kuker International Animation Film Festival is held from September 1 to 16, 2020 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.