Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib

Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib (Persian: سید محسن پورمحسنی شکیب, born 1988) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter who began his art career at age 17 by becoming a member of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. He achieved the Youth of the Year Award in Guilan province in the Culture & Art category, awarded by the Iranian Ministry of Sport and Youth in 2013. His focus as a filmmaker has been elevating the voices of marginalized people through his art. His fifth animated short film The Boot was the first Iranian-produced short film that received a nomination for the best animation at the 49th Student Academy Awards in 2022. The animation story was about a bird struggling to find food for its hungry chickens in a city ravaged by war and famine where there is nothing but wreckage and corpses. Furthermore, He won the 6th WIA Diversity Award for his short animation It's A Gray, Gray world! in 2022. The award was created by Women in Animation to recognize and celebrate projects and people that have made a substantial impact in broadening the diversity of voices in the animation industry- whether it be through their own creativity, by fostering the creativity of others, or by driving diversity initiatives that enrich animation industry and communities. Moreover, It's A Gray, Gray World! is eligible for the 96th Academy Awards, and the Canadian Screen Awards by winning the Best Animated Short Jury Award of the 47th Cleveland Film Festival.