The Rook ( رخ ) by Ali Akbar Sadeghi

The Rook (1974) is short animation based on a quick little game of chess. The chess board act as witness to a game in progress. The players move their pieces until two kings remain and the game back to continue from the beginning which represent ongoing metaphor of political power vs. loss of society.
The humorous piece of animation looks at the absurdity of war, politics and stance of society in between these notions.
1. Honorary Diploma for the best short film from Tehran 9th International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults (1974)
2. Honorary Diploma from Krakow 12th International Film Festival (1974)
3. Bronze Medal from Krakow 12th International Film Festival (1974)
4. Gold Medal from the Virgin Islands International Film Festival (1975) it is worthy to note that 38 countries participated in this festival and there were 2000 film entries.
5. Silver Medal from Chicago 11th International Film Festival (1975)
6. Honourable Mention from Los Angeles International festival of Children’s Films
7. Honourable Mention from the 4th International Animation Film Festival in New York
8. The Rook was selected as an outstanding film of the year for presentation at the London Film festival in 1975.