Kaveh Mazaheri

Iranian director and screenwriter (born 1981)

(Learn how and when to remove this message)

Kaveh Mazaheri
کاوه مظاهری
Born	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 42) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Scriptwriter
Years active	2007–present
Known for	short film RETOUCH
Awards	"Best Short Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival (2017)

Kaveh Mazaheri (Persian: کاوه مظاهری; born 14 September 1981 in Tehran) is an Iranian Director and Scriptwriter.

He started his work by writing a film critique in magazines. After graduating in railway engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2005, he made his first short narrative film entitled "Tweezers". He has directed four independent short narrative films and more than twenty short and medium-length documentaries. He has won numerous awards from national and international film festivals for short film Retouch, such as "Best Short Fiction Film" at Tribeca, Kraków, Palm Springs, Stockholm, Tirana, Fajr Film Festivals

Movies

Long Films

Botox (2019)

Short Narrative Films

Tweezers (2007)
Cockroach (2016)
Retouch (2017)

Documentaries

Waxinema (2008)
Day of Blood (2008)
Soori's Trip (2010)
A Report about Mina (2015)
Flight to Pardis (2016)

Awards

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Japan 2015)- Winner Jury Special Mention
Tribeca Film Festival (USA 2017)- Winner Best Narrative Short, Winner Jury Prize
Kraków Film Festival (Poland 2017)- Winner Best Short Fiction Film, Winner Don Quixote Award
Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA 2017)- Winner Best Live Action over 15 Minutes
Fajr Film Festival (Iran 2017)-Winner Best Short Film (Crystal Simorgh Prize)
25th Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival (Portugal 2017) – Winner Audience Award, Nominated Grand Prize
Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden 2017) – Winner Best Short Film
Traverse City Film Festival (USA 2017) – Winner Best Short Fiction Film
Hancheng International Short Film Festival (China 2017) – Winner 3rd Prize for Best Short Film of Silk Road Competition
Ojai Film Festival (USA 2017) – Winner Best Narrative Short
Tirana International Film Festival (Albania 2017) – Winner Best Short Fiction
Wine Country Film Festival-WCFF (USA 2017) – Winner "COURAGE IN CINEMA" AWARD
Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival (France 2017) – Winner Jury Prize
Almería International Film Festival (Spain 2017) – Winner Best Screenplay
Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco (USA 2017) – Winner Best Screenplay for Short Film
Asiana International Short Film Festival (Korea 2017) – Winner Jury Special Mention
São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil 2017) – Winner Audience Favorite Prize, Nominated Best Film
Bosphorus International Film Festival (Turkey 2017) – Winner Best International Short Fiction Film
International Short Film Festival ZUBROFFKA (Poland 2017) – Winner Best Film
SETEM Academy Silk Road International Film Festival (Turkey 2017) – Winner Grand Special Jury prize
Moscow International Film Festival (Russia 2017) – Nominated Best Film of the Short Film Competition (Silver St. George)
Durban International Film Festival (South Africa 2017)- Nominated Best International Short Film
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival (Kosovo 2017) – Nominated Best Fiction Short Film
Encounters Film Festival (UK 2017) – Nominated Best Film
Moondance International Film Festival (USA 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Denver Film Festival (USA 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Tallgrass Film Festival (USA 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Tacoma Film Festival (USA 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Adelaide Film Festival (Australia 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Sedicicorto International Film Festival (Italy 2017) – Nominated Best Short Film
Chicago International Film Festival (USA 2017) – Nominated Gold Hugo for Best Fiction Short Film
Valladolid International Film Festival Seminci (Spain 2017) – Nominated Best Foreign Short at Meeting Point Section