Personal Details:
Hossein Safi
Live in California-Irvine
Academic Qualification:
- Bachelor Degree- Graphic
The University of Tehran ( Faculty of Fine Art )
- Master Degree – Animation
The University of Tarbiat Modaress (Faculty of Art)
Awards, Honors, Activities:
- First prize of Tehran International Cartoon Biennial 2001
- Third prize of Tehran International Cartoon Biennial 2003
- Honor mention and diploma winner of Portugal worldpresscartoon (selected cartoons of world press) 2010
- Board member of selectors in the Tehran International Cartoon Biennial 2005
- Board member of second Iran Games festival 2012
- Board member of selectors in Biennial of Tehran International Animation 2013
- Board member of selectors in 30 Tehran International Short Film Festival 2013
- Board member of 3th. Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2014
- Jury member of Biennial of Tehran International Animation 2015
Teaching experience:
- 15 years of teaching animation, cartoon and sketching
Work experience:
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- 20 years of illustrating and cartooning in press
- Head designer- Shargh Newspaper 2008
- Head designer- Shahrvand Magazin 2009 and 2012
- Head designer- Khabar Newspaper and Khabar Online 2009-2014
- Head designer- Andishe Pooya Magazine- from 2013
- Graphic editor of Chekkeh Publication House 2012-2015(children publication)
- 18 years work in about 40 animation projects: AnimationTVseries, animationmovie and shortanimation as: Director, Art director, Character designer, Background artist and Visual development artist