TEHRAN -- “Banquet Under the Water” by Iranian director Babak Amini has won three awards at the FIKE 2010 -- 9th International Short Film Festival in Evora, Portugal.

Ashkan Ashkani won the best cinematography award while the cast won the Best Acting award of the festival, which took place from October 19 to 23.
The film also received a Don Quixote Award from the International Federation of Film Societies (FICC).
“Banquet Under the Water” tells the story of a couple defusing mines that remain from war, out in the countryside in a camp near the border. On the day before the New Year and its special ceremonies, they find an antique buried in a minefield, which changes their lives grievously.
The festival’s Best Fiction award went to “Rose” by Argentine director Mónica Lairana and the Best Documentary prize was awarded to “A Day and an Eternity” by German filmmaker Anna Hepp.
FIKE is an independent international event organized by the University of Évora Film Society, Páteo do Cinema -- SOIR Joaquim Antonio de Aguiar and Estação Imagem.