war films. In the Iranian war film genre, war has often been portrayed as glorious and "holy", bringing out the good in the protagonist and pandering to nationalist sentiments with propagandistic messaging. Tears of Cold and Duel were two films that have gone beyond the traditional view of war. Many renowned directors were involved in developing Iranian war cinema: Morteza Avini (Famous TV Documentary: Ravayat-e Fath) Shahriar Bahrani (Famous film: The Attack on H3) Mohammad Bozorgnia (Famous film: Jang-e naftkesh-ha) Ahmad Reza Darvish (Famous film: Duel) Seifollah Dad (Famous film: Kani Manga) Samuel Khachikian (Famous film: Eagles) Ebrahim Hatamikia (Famous films: Mohajer, Az Karkheh ta Rhein, Booy-E Pirahan-E Yusef, The Glass Agency and Che (2014 film)) Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Famous film: The Marriage of the Blessed) Rasoul Mollagholipour (Famous films: Safar be Chazabeh & Mim Mesle Madar) Ali Shah Hatami (Famous film: Akharin Shenasaee) Kamal Tabrizi (Famous films: Dar Maslakh-e Eshgh & Leily Ba Man Ast) Kiumars Pourahmad (Famous film: The Night Bus) Behzad Behzadpour (Famous film: Khodahafez Rafigh) Other films famous and popular Iran Iraq War: Goodbye Life directed by Ensieh Shah-Hosseini, Heeva, Mazrae-ye pedari and Safar be Chazabeh directed by Rasoul Mollagholipour, Kirkuk Operation, Hoor on Fire and Kani Manga directed by Seifollah Dad. Che, Az Karkheh ta Rhein, Mohajer and The Red Ribbon directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. Big Drum Under Left Foot directed by Kazem Masoumi. Gilaneh directed by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad. The Day Third directed by Mohammad Hossein Latifi. The Reward of Silence directed by Maziar Miri. Sizdah 59 directed by Saman Salur. The Queen directed by Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar. Mardi shabih-e baran directed by Saeed Soheili. Bashu, the Little Stranger directed by Bahram Beyzai. Snake Fang directed by Masoud Kimiai and Hoor dar Atash directed by Azizollah Hamidnezhad. Iranian animations There are some evidences suggesting that Ancient Iranians made animations. An animated piece on an earthen goblet made 5000 years ago was found in Burnt City in Sistan-Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran. The artist has portrayed a goat that jumps toward a tree and eats its leaves. The first Tehran International Animation Festival was held in the year 1999, four decades after the time the production of first animation films in Iran. The Second Tehran International Animation Festival was held in February 2001. Apart from Iranian films, animations from 35 foreign countries participated in the festival. The following are among the notable filmmakers of Iranian animated films