According to Kanoon General Directorate for Public Relations and International Affairs, “In the Shadow of the Cypress”, a successful animation produced by Kanoon is the first animation from Iran participating in the competition section of the 80th Venese International Film Festival in the last 50 years is nominated for the award of the festival.

Based on the news, the last time Kanoon participated in the competition section of this festival with a short animation by Farshid Mesghali titled “The Boy, the Bird and the Musical Instrument” was in 1973.

“In the Palace” is one of the oldest and most important short film festivals in the world which accepts short films every year in two sections: "Competitive Film" and "Student Film" for fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films. And in the final ceremony, special cash prizes will be awarded. 

The best short drama and the best short animation of In the Palace festival will be introduced to the Oscar. 

Both the main and the student sections include drama, documentary, animation and experimental films. 

The 21st In the Palace International Short Film Festival is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria from June 29 to July 6, 2024 in the cultural palace of this city.