Publish Date: 23 June 2015 - 16:11

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Fish & I directed and acted by Babak Habibi gained the Audience Award of A Long Week of Short Films (LWSF) in Shanghai, China.

This is the thirteenth international award for the Iranian short film Fish & I  which has been screened at a number of international events and won several awards such as the award for the Most Original Film at Uhvati Film Festival in Serbia, the Audience Award of the 2014 Short Short Story Film Festival in US and three different awards at Soria International Filmfest in Spain.

Fish and I recounts the story of a blind man trying to save his fish.

Held from May 22-31, LWSF Festival arises from the need to create a platform for a dialogue and exchange between film professionals, students, film communities and audiences taking as a reference point Shanghai, China.

The festival creates a unique opportunity for presenting the work of independent filmmakers to a wide audience in China and its promotion in this part of the world.