Glory Entertainment (also known as The Association of Tehran Young Voice Actors) (Persian: انجمن گویندگان جوان تهران) is an Iranian institute specializing in dubbing movies and primarily animated films and cartoons for the Persian-speaking audience. The association began operating officially on December 6, 2005, after acquiring official license and permit from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance with the goal of entrepreneurship, rendering high-quality content, improving the quality of Iran's dubbing system using state-of-the-art technology and meeting universal criteria in the field. Glory Entertainment has recruited over 380 voice actors and has launched 10 digital recording studios. The first ever piece of media dubbed by the studio was the movie Treasure Planet.
History[]
The association increased its range of activities since by dubbing works commissioned by the IRIB, local home-video companies, directors, local and foreign animation producers, the UN and Radio Javan. The association has received different awards from IRIB TV5, the 16th Festival of the Capital Cities of Iran's Provinces' TV-Radio Products and the UN - WFP.
Notable works dubbed by the association include the works of Walt Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks and studios alike.
Dubs[]
See also: Category:Glory Entertainment
Films[]
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
- 9
- Action Man: X Missions - The Movie
- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
- A Fox's Tale (under Avaye Mandegar)
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Alpha and Omega
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Anastasia
- Animals United (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Animal Treasure Island (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Angry Birds Movie
- The Ant Bully
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
- Arthur’s Missing Pal
- Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods
- Asterix and the Gauls
- Asterix and the Vikings
- Bambi II
- Barbie: Fairytopia
- Barnyard
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
- Bee Movie
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (unreleased)
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
- Big Hero 6
- Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
- Bionicle: Mask of Light
- Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui
- Birds of Paradise (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Book of Pooh
- Bolt
- Brave
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot
- Cars
- Castle in the Sky
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Cher Ami... ¡y yo! (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Chicken Little
- Chicken Run (cancelled)
- Chimpanzee
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Coraline
- Corpse Bride
- The Croods
- Curious George
- Delgo
- Despicable Me
- Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón
- Duma
- The Emperor's New Groove
- Kronk's New Groove
- Elemental
- El Ratón Pérez 2
- Encanto
- Escape from Planet Earth
- Everyone's Hero
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Five Children and It
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Finding Nemo
- Flushed Away
- The Fox and the Hound
- Frozen
- G-Force
- Garfield
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
- Garfield Gets Real
- Garfield's Fun Fest
- Gaturro: The Movie
- Gladiators of Rome
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- The Great Mouse Detective
- The Good Dinosaur
- Green Lantern: First Flight
- Halo Legends
- The Happy Elf
- Happy Feet
- Help! I'm a Fish
- Hey Arnold!: The Movie
- Home on the Range
- Hoodwinked!
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Hop (2011)
- Horton Hears a Who!
- Hotel Transylvania
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- The House of Magic
- Howl's Moving Castle
- How to Train Your Dragon (DVD and IRIB Pooya & Nahal dubs)
- Hui Buh (2006)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- Ice Age
- Ice Age: The Meltdown
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Ice Age: Collision Course
- The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
- Igor (2008)
- Impy's Island
- The Incredibles
- Inside Out
- Inside Out 2
- Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever
- The Iron Giant
- The Jungle Bunch: The Movie
- Killer Bean Forever
- The King and I
- Kolya
- Kung Fu Panda
- Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
- Las aventuras de Don Quijote (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Laura's Star (2004)
- Leafie, A Hen into the Wild
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Legend of the Millennium Dragon
- The Legend of Secret Pass
- Les enfants de Timpelbach
- The LEGO Story
- Lightyear
- The Lion King (1994)
- The Little Mermaid (1989) (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Lorax
- Luca
- Madagascar
- Madeline (1998) (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Magic Roundabout (2005)
- Mars Needs Moms
- Meet the Robinsons
- Megamind
- Merlin and the Book of Beasts
- Micaela, una película mágica
- Mickey's House of Villains
- Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
- Minions
- Miniscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
- Moana
- Monster House
- A Monster in Paris
- Monsters, Inc.
- Monsters vs. Aliens
- Moomins and the Comet Chase (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
- Mr. Peabody and Sherman
- Mulan
- Mulan II
- The Muppets (2011)
- My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (first and second dubs)
- Nike Football: The Last Game
- Niko & the Way to the Stars
- Niko: Journey to Magika
- The Nutcracker in 3D
- The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
- Oliver & Company
- Open Season
- Open Season 2
- Open Season 3 (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Open Season: Scared Silly
- Osmosis Jones
- Over the Hedge
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
- Penguins of Madagascar
- Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
- Pinocchio 3000
- Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Pocahontas
- Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie
- The Polar Express
- Ponyo
- Porco Rosso
- The Prince of Egypt
- The Princess and the Frog
- Rango
- Ratatouille
- Renart the Fox (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Resident Evil: Degeneration
- The Ring
- Rise of the Guardians
- Robin Hood's Big Adventure (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Robots
- Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Rugrats Go Wild
- Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White (under Avaye Mandegar)
- A Scanner Darkly
- Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
- The Secret Life of Pets
- The Secret of Kells
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd
- SeeFood
- Shark Tale
- Shrek
- Shrek 2
- Shrek the Third
- Shrek Forever After (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Smurfs
- Snowflake the White Gorilla
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Space Dogs
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Steamboy
- Storks
- Storm Rider: Clash of the Evils
- The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit
- Superman Returns
- Surf's Up
- Tangled
- Tarzan (1999)
- Tarzan & Jane (2002)
- Tarzan II
- Tarzan (2013)
- Teacher's Pet
- The Ten Commandments (2007)
- The Thief Lord
- Thor: Legends of Valhalla
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
- TMNT
- Tom and Jerry: Around the World
- Top Cat: The Movie
- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Toy Story 3 (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Treasure Planet
- Turbo
- The Ugly Duckling and Me!
- Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
- Up
- Valiant
- VeggieTales: Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen
- VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking
- VeggieTales: Lord of the Beans
- VeggieTales: Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler
- WALL-E
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
- Welcome Back Pinocchio (under Avaye Mandegar)
- What's Up: Balloon to the Rescue!
- The Wild
- Wings of Life
- Winx Club 3D - Magical Adventure
- Wreck-It Ralph
- Yogi Bear (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Zookeeper (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Zootopia
Series[]
- 3-2-1 Penguins!
- 1001 Nights
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (season 2)
- 3000 Whys of Blue Cat
- 64 Zoo Lane
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Angry Birds Toons
- Animaniacs
- Astro Boy (2003)
- A.T.O.M. – Alpha Teens on Machines
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 1)
- The Legend of Korra
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Back at the Barnyard
- The Batman (2004) (8th Honar and Javaneh Pouya dubs)
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Beast Wars: Transformers (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Big & Small
- Billy the Cat (1996) (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Bob the Builder (1999)
- Busy Buses
- Captain N: The Game Master
- Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
- Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot
- Charlie and Lola
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
- Creature Comforts
- Curious George (2006)
- Darkwing Duck (first dub)
- Fanboy & Chum Chum
- Fireman Sam (2005)
- Fireman Sam (2008) (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Garfield and Friends (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Go, Diego, Go! (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Hello Anne: Before Green Gables (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Incredible Hulk (1996)
- Kaiketsu Zorro
- Kim Possible
- Legion of Super Heroes
- The Looney Tunes Show
- Merlin
- Mickey Mouse
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)
- My Friends Tigger and Pooh
- The New Adventures of Peter Pan
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Pet Alien
- Peter Pan and the Pirates (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Pink Panther (1993)
- Phineas and Ferb
- Quack Pack (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Roary the Racing Car
- Rurouni Kenshin (first and second dubs)
- Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Secret Saturdays
- Sitting Ducks
- Skunk Fu!
- The Smurfs (1981)
- Sofia the First
- Sonic X (under Avaye Mandegar)
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (under Avaye Mandegar)
- The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
- Super Mario World
- TaleSpin
- Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series
- Timon & Pumbaa
- The Mummy (2001)
- VeggieTales
- Wacky Races
- Wolverine and the X-Men (under Avaye Mandegar)
- X-Men: Evolution
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Маша и Медведь
Specials[]
Shorts[]
- Frozen Fever
- Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
- Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
Other activities[]
The association's further activities include publishing the first dubbing periodical called The Dubbing in Iran which provided information on the topic. The association is now publishing the first professional dubbing magazine called Sedapisheh. In 2012, Glory Entertainment started an Internet radio station by the name of Voice of Glory which streams children's stories 24/7.
Controversy[]
At the end of its career, the studio was criticized by the media for its activities in satellite channels and dubbing women's solos in the musical episodes of animations. Ashkan Sadeghi, Hamed Azizi, and Mahmoud Ghanbari were the ones who in interviews with different media criticizing Mehrdad Raissi, stating he is the main reason for why Tehran was turning into a dubbing base for satellite channels, the loss of the prestige of dubbing, and promoting corruption in the art of dubbing. Raissi only defended himself in response to Ashkan Sadeghi's statements. He sent a letter from himself and the studio to Watan Today Media, in which he denied all of Sadeghi's statements and even demanded to file a complaint against him.
Cessation of activity[]
Following the migration of its founder Mehrdad Raissi to the United States, the studio stopped its official activity in 2017 after 12 years. They remained inactive until 2021, when the studio started working again with the production of Persian dubs for Luca, Encanto, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild and Lightyear. The studio is now dedicated to providing dubbing and voice acting classes to new actors.
Notes[]
- The name "Glory Entertainment" comes from the name of Mehrdad Raissi's first daughter, Glory Ardali.
- The studio occasionally worked under a secondary studio under the name "Avaye Mandegar", originally "Ahmadi Studio".
- The use of ethnic accents was also considered one of the key features of the studio's dubs, and Raissi has said in this regard that the use of ethnic Iranian accents makes their dubbings of animation more attractive for Persian speakers and is not intentionally insulting Iranian ethnic groups.
- The studio produced a number of dubs for movies and series that were never publicly released in any form. This list includes:
- Adventure Planet
- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
- Battle for Terra
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm
- Children of Men
- Disciples of the 36th Chamber
- Happily N’Ever After
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
- Hot Fuzz
- Hulk Vs
- Johnny English
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol
- Outback
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Scooby-Doo! in Where’s My Mummy?
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Sword of the Stranger
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- The Da Vinci Code
- Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Zorro (1957)
- Interestingly, some of the material on this list is more mature than Glory's standard work, suggesting the studio was simply unable to find a distributor who would carry these films and shows once they had already been dubbed.