In May 2022, France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the leading global get-together for all things animation has unveiled the lineup for this year's ‘Work in Progress’ category

Mano Animation Studios ‘The Glassworker’ joins the exclusive roster for the Work in Progress at Annecy 2022, a barometer for future standout awards and box office success.

‘Annecy Work in Progress’ is a 75 minute detailed showcase to industry professionals on Mano Animation Studios and ‘The Glassworker’.

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‘The Glassworker’ is a hand-drawn animated feature film directed by Usman Riaz and created by Mano Animation Studios.

It is the first hand-drawn animated feature from Pakistan and will release in 2023.

‘The Glassworker’ is an original story about young Vincent and his father Tomas, who run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an impending war in which they want no part. The arrival in their town of an army colonel and his young, talented violinist daughter, Alliz, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son.

Based in Karachi, Pakistan, Mano employs a select group of talented artists. The team has built a collaboration network that extends to Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Peru, Argentina, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.manoanimationstudios.com

'Friendship'; Written by Usman Riaz and Carmine Diflorio.
Performed by Carmine Diflorio.

© Glassworker LLC 2022
© Mano Animation Studios 2022