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BUG
Жук
Year of production: 2024
Production country: IRAN
Production company: DEFC
Director: Ali Masoumi
Producer: Ali Masoumi-DEFC
Screenwriter: Ali Masoumi
Composer: Aron Fard
Editor: Abbas Salarzehi
Costume designer: Maryam Zolfaghari
Sound director: Hossein Ghorchian
Film-category (genre): Animation
Rating (age category): All ages
Length: 6
Production country: IRAN
Production company: DEFC
Director: Ali Masoumi
Producer: Ali Masoumi-DEFC
Screenwriter: Ali Masoumi
Composer: Aron Fard
Editor: Abbas Salarzehi
Costume designer: Maryam Zolfaghari
Sound director: Hossein Ghorchian
Film-category (genre): Animation
Rating (age category): All ages
Length: 6
A family of three has recently moved in and the little girl inspects the new home with curiosity ,when a small cricket finds its way into their home as a surprise visitor. But with the father’s unexpected reaction, the child’s perspective begins to shift, turning a simple encounter into something far more unsettling.
Selected festival history
NYICFF 2025
- Listapad
- Student Academy Awards 2024 in competition- Turku Finland 2024
- Ali MasoumiDIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
I graduated in animation and directing.
I have more than 10 years of experience in directing short film, animation and tv commercial. I am looking for different experiences in film making. My films were presented and screened in domestic and international film festivals.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 – Parchin
2022 – Bisotun
2023 – Omid
2024 – Bug
