Study of the Reflection of Social Harms in Iranian Short Animations Presented in International Festivals (case study: Animations of the Last Five Years of the DEFC)

Animation, due to the breadth of visual capacity and the multiplicity of techniques used in its construction, has the ability to occupy a large part of the audience’s emotions and, consequently, convey a message and bring very deep effects to the audience. On the other hand, the art of animation is not unrelated to society and its changes and developments. What is pursued as the aim of this study is the answer to this question: How social harms are reflected in short Iranian animations that have made it to international festivals have became? The method of the present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. Information was also obtained through library and field studies through conversations with some animators. The theoretical framework used in this research is Victoria Alexander’s theory of reflection. Studies have shown that the creators of animations in the mentioned statistical community, by looking at the social and cultural conditions, have reflected the harms and challenges related to society in their works as much as possible. In fact, due to the function of animation as a medium, artists in this field have used different elements such as narrative or visual elements to represent human relationships, cultural customs, moral and religious affairs, problems and social harms in society.