Noureddin Zarrinkelk

Noureddin Zarrinkelk نورالدين زرين کلک
Born	1937 Mashhad, Iran
Occupation	Animator, Director, Illustrator and University Professor

Noureddin Zarrinkelk (also spelled Zarrin-Kelk, also known as Noori or Nouri, born 1937 in Mashhad) is an Iranian animator, concept artist, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, layout artist, photographer, script writer and sculptor.

He studied pharmacy at Tehran University and holds a PharmD. Then he studied animation film in the Belgium Royal Academy Of Fine Arts (Raoul Servais) from 1969 till 1972.

Zarrinkelk founded the first school of Animation, which later merged with the prestigious faculty of fine art of Tehran University. Zarrinkelk continued being a professor of animation and graphic arts well into his retirement age.

Since 1971, Zarrinkelk has been Jury member of various international animation festivals and illustration biennials.

Zarrinkelk was elected as the president of ASIFA (Association International du Film d'Animation) by his peers in 2003.

Zarrinkelk is known as the father of animation of Iran.

The art of animation as practised in modern day Iran started in 1950s. Iran's animation owes largely to Noureddin Zarrinkelk. Zarrinkelk was instrumental in founding the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) in Tehran in collaboration with the late father of Iranian graphics Morteza Momayez and other fellow artists like Farshid Mesghali, Ali Akbar Sadeghi and Arapik Baghdasarian, among others.

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