The Fish and I is an Iranian short film directed, written and acted by Babak Habibifar that recounts the story of a blind man trying to save his fish. The film, screened at the 2015 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival (Young Audience Program), has won several international honors:

Young Jurors Prize; 20min|max Internationales Short Film Festival Ingolstadt, Germany (June, 2015)

Special Audience Award; 12th CLAM International Film Festival of Solidarity in Navarcles, Spain (May, 2015)

Best Short Film; 6th Skepto International Film Festival in Cagliari, Italy (April, 2015)

Honorable Mention; 11th Rengo International Film Festival, Rengo, Chile (February 2015)

Special Jury Mention, Young Jury Prize for the Best International Short Film and Mediterranean Diet Award (a cash prize dedicated by a Spanish Institution); 16th International Short Film Festival “City of Soria” in Soria, Spain (November, 2014)

Jury Grand Prize and Audience Award; Short Short Story Film Festival in Providence, USA (November, 2014)

Most Original Film; Uhvati Film Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia (September, 2014)

About Babak Habibifar

Babak Habibifar is an Iranian writer and director. His short fictions include The Fish and I (2014), After seventeen hours (2013), Somewhere up there (2013) and After fifteen years (also known as Crossword puzzle, 2012). This last film was highlighted by the Jury at the 2013 Strawberry Shorts Film Festival in Cambridge, England. Besides directing, Habibifar has worked as an actor and is also a gifted photographer, having won several photography awards in national competitions.

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