achievements
3:33 2022 – 2023
Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Sound Designer: Azad Sadeghi
Runtime: 19 min
Genre: Psychological Horror / Mystery
Synopsis: An atmospheric narrative exploring the deconstruction of time and perception. The
film employs extreme sound design and visual metamorphoses to make the protagonist’s
psychological state palpable.
AWARDS (HIGHLIGHTS):
- WINNER: BEST SOUND DESIGN – 39TH TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (OSCAR-QUALIFYING FESTIVAL).
- WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR & BEST VFX – FANOOS FILM FESTIVAL (JURY: BAHMAN ARK, CANNES WINNER).
- WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT – 6TH ROCK HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, BRAZIL.
- 7 NOMINATIONS (INCLUDING BEST FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR) – 20TH SPOOKY EMPIRE FILM FESTIVAL, USA.
OFFICIAL SELECTION (HIGHLIGHTS):
- 23RD FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY, 2025).
- 14TH KURDISH FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN (GERMANY, 2024).
- 9TH PORTLAND HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (USA).
Pretty Please – Hamburg (2025)
Singer: Lorena
Director, Screenwriter & Editor: Azad Sadeghi
Runtime: 3:17 min
Synopsis:
Music video for the single “Pretty Please.” The video addresses the everyday harassment of women in a humorous and satirical manner. Through a surprising twist, traditional power dynamics are called into question, and the consequences of crossing boundaries are highlighted.
Burn it to the Ground – Hamburg (2025)
Singer: Lorena
Director, Concept, Screenplay & Editing: Azad Sadeghi
Runtime: 3:14 min
Synopsis:
Music video for the rock single “Burn it to the Ground.” The video combines powerful visual imagery with the song’s high-energy atmosphere, exploring themes of transformation, inner strength, and new beginnings.
GameOver 2023
Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Sound Designer: Azad Sadeghi
Animator: Mozhdeh Rahmani
Runtime: 3 min
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: A child caught between physical reality and the boundless projections of their imagination. A journey into a surreal space in-between, where the boundaries between everyday life and childhood fantasy dissolve.
AWARDS (HIGHLIGHTS)
- WINNER: BEST ANIMATION – 8TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILM “SHORT CUT”, SERBIA (2023).
- NOMINEE: BEST ANIMATION – 14TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN, ALBANIA (2024).
- HONORABLE MENTION: BEST ANIMATION – 14TH FILM FESTIVAL “LIGHT OF THE WORLD”, RUSSIA (2024).
OFFICIAL SELECTION (HIGHLIGHTS)
- 26TH MARANO RAGAZZI SPOT FESTIVAL (ITALY, 2024)
- 17TH ANIMART FESTIVAL (GREECE, 2023)
- 15TH FILMONEFEST (USA)
- 13TH TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (IRAN, 2024)
- 12TH CARTÓN – INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (ARGENTINA, 2023)
- 11TH ART ALL NIGHT – TRENTON FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2024)
- 9TH THE HUMAN SCREEN FESTIVAL (TUNISIA, 2023)
- 8TH ZINETXIKI ZINEMALDIA – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SPAIN, 2023)
Gamepad 2021
Direction, Animation & Production: Azad Sadeghi
Animation and Composite: Mozhdeh Rahmani
Runtime: 8 min
Synopsis: An experimental exploration of the interface between physical haptics and digital movement. In “GamePad,” the player’s interaction becomes a choreographic narrative that questions the boundaries between control and chance. The film deconstructs the mechanics of gaming and transforms them into a visual metaphor for human agency within virtual space.
AWARDS
- WINNER: BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM – 8TH CFF CASELLE FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY, 2024)
- HONORABLE MENTION – YOUALITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (FRANCE, 2022) • WINNER: BEST ANIMATION – 4TH PAKKON FILM FESTIVAL (2021)
OFFICIAL SELECTION (HIGHLIGHTS)
- 39TH CARTOON CLUB – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA AND COMICS (ITALY, 2023)
- 14TH ANGAELICA FESTIVAL (USA, 2023)
- 7TH CHANIARTOON – INTERNATIONAL COMIC & ANIMATION FESTIVAL (GREECE, 2023)
- 5TH FIIN – FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE IMAGEM DE NATUREZA (PORTUGAL, 2021)
- 4TH TSIOLKOVSKY SPACE FEST (RUSSIA, 2023)
Pash Mesh (Web series & animation project, 2020–2022)
Studio management, directing, writing & sound design: Azad Sadeghi
Animator: Mozhdeh Rahmani
Format: Episodic short animation (1 min. per episode)
Genre: Social satire / Slapstick
Synopsis: “Pash Mesh” is a satirical web series about two mosquitoes living in a wall outlet. Through their whimsical adventures and constant conflicts with a brown cockroach, social issues are deconstructed within a microscopic yet universal setting. The project combines physical comedy with sharp social commentary, illustrating the fragility of life in a place of constant danger (electricity).
AUSZEICHNUNGEN &NOMINIERUNGEN
- WINNER: BEST WEBSERIE „ART IS ALIVE“ FESTIVAL (PRÄSIDIERT VON MAHMOUD KALARI & ALI NASSIRIAN)
- WINNER: BEST FANTASY CARTOON – 6TH DIGITAL MEDIA FEST (ITALIEN, 2022)
- NOMINIERT: BEST ANIMATION – 34TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (ISFAHAN, 2021)
- QUARTER-FINALIST WIDESCREEN FILM & MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL (USA, 2024)
OFFIZIELLE AUSWAHL (HIGHLIGHTS)
- 14TH INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL ANIMATOR (POLEN, 2023) – [OSCAR® QUALIFYING FESTIVAL]
- 10TH CONSTANTINE’S GOLD COIN (SERBIEN, 2021)
- 10TH ROFIFE– ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (TÜRKEI, 2022)
- 4TH GOLDEN FEMI FILM FESTIVAL (BULGARIEN,2023)
Upcoming Film
Look at you
Logline:
In a timeless forest, a hunter increasingly loses the boundary between himself
and his prey, until—in a cyclical process—he himself becomes the hunted.