Winning Films Announced at the 4th Edition of the Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film
The Black Iris Award
Best Arab Feature-Length Narrative category, went to the Tunisian film “Ashkal” by Youssef Chebbi with a cash prize of ($15,000).
Best Feature-length Documentary category, went to the Moroccan film “Fragments from Heaven,” directed by Adnane Baraka with a cash prize of ($10,000).
Best Arab Short category, went to the Egyptian film “My Girlfriend” by Kawther Younes with a cash prize of ($4,000).
Best Feature-length Documentary category, went to the Moroccan film “Fragments from Heaven,” directed by Adnane Baraka with a cash prize of ($10,000).
Best Arab Short category, went to the Egyptian film “My Girlfriend” by Kawther Younes with a cash prize of ($4,000).
The FIPRESCI prize
Awarded in the Feature-Length Documentary category, to “Lyd” (Palestine) by Rami Younes and Sarah Ema Friedland.
Audience Award
Awarded for best non-Arab film, went to “Hafreiat” by Spanish director Alex Sarda.
More awards have been granted. They are all listed below:
Arab Feature-Length Narrative Competition:
Jury Award: “Hanging Gardens” by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji (Iraq)
Special Mention First-time Scriptwriter: Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri for “The Last Queen” (Algeria)
Special Mention First-time Lead Actress: Marilyne Naaman for her role in “Mother Valley” (Lebanon)
Special Mention First-time Lead Actress: Rana Khattab for her role in “Rat Hole” (Egypt)
Special Mention First-time Scriptwriter: Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri for “The Last Queen” (Algeria)
Special Mention First-time Lead Actress: Marilyne Naaman for her role in “Mother Valley” (Lebanon)
Special Mention First-time Lead Actress: Rana Khattab for her role in “Rat Hole” (Egypt)
Arab Feature-Length Documentary Competition:
Jury Award: “Lyd” by Rami Younes and Sarah Ema Friedland (Palestine)
Special Mention First-time editor: Zakaria Jaber for “Anxious in Beirut” (Lebanon)
Special Mention First-time editor: Zakaria Jaber for “Anxious in Beirut” (Lebanon)
Arab Short Film Competition:
Jury Award: “Hamza: Chasing the Ghost, Chasing Me”" by Ward Kayyal (Palestine)
Jury Award: “Trinou” by Nejib Kthiri (Tunisia)
Jury Award: “Trinou” by Nejib Kthiri (Tunisia)
