Retouch (film)
Retouch is an Iranian short film directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, which was co-produced by Kaveh Mazaheri and Iranian Youth Cinema Society. The film is one of the most successful Iranian short films that won the Best Short Fiction Film Award from the Fajr Film Festival and the best international film festivals such as Tribeca, Krakow, Palm Springs, Stockholm, Ojai, Tirana and Traverse City.
Retouch has enjoyed a successful film festival run, winning at three Oscar qualifying film festivals, including: Tribeca Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest and the Krakow Film Festival.
Plot
Maryam's husband has an accident at home and, rather than saving him, she stops helping and watches him die.Awards
- Short Waves Festival - Winner International Competition 2nd Award
- Tribeca Film Festival - Winner Best Narrative Short, Winner Jury Prize
- Kraków Film Festival - Winner Best Short Fiction Film, Winner Don Quixote Award
- Palm Springs International ShortFest - Winner Best Live Action over 15 Minutes
- Fajr Film Festival -Winner Best Short Film
- Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival - Winner Audience Award, Nominated Grand Prize
- Stockholm International Film Festival – Winner Best Short Film
- Traverse City Film Festival - Winner Best Short Fiction Film
- Hancheng International Short Film Festival - Winner 3rd Prize for Best Short Film of Silk Road Competition
- Ojai Film Festival – Winner Best Narrative Short
- Tirana International Film Festival – Winner Best Short Fiction
- Wine Country Film Festival-WCFF – Winner “COURAGE IN CINEMA” AWARD
- Festival Tous Courts – Winner Jury Prize
- Almería International Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay
- Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco – Winner Best Screenplay for Short Film
- Asiana International Short Film Festival – Winner Jury Special Mention
- São Paulo International Short Film Festival – Winner Audience Favorite Prize, Nominated Best Film
- Bosphorus International Film Festival – Winner Best International Short Fiction Film
- Moscow International Film Festival – Nominated Best Film of the Short Film Competition
- Durban International Film Festival - Nominated Best International Short Film
- Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival - Nominated Best Fiction Short Film
- Encounters Film Festival – Nominated Best Film
- Moondance International Film Festival – Nominated Best Short Film
- Tallgrass Film Festival – Nominated Best Short Film
- Tacoma Film Festival – Nominated Best Short Film
- Sedicicorto International Film Festival – Nominated Best Short Film
- Chicago International Film Festival – Nominated Gold Hugo for Best Fiction Short Film
- Valladolid International Film Festival-Seminci – Nominated Best Foreign Short at Meeting Point Section