The film (Bam Awaaz), directed by Pakistani director Zainab Younis, won the best narrative short film award at the Al Sharqiya International Film Festival in its second session, which concluded on Sunday in the Sultanate of Oman.
The film addresses the question of identity and family bonds in the face of the pursuit of personal dreams through the story of a young journalist, Zaha, who lives in the city of Quetta and must choose between leaving her hometown in search of opportunity better and stay in his city to write about its stories and its inhabitants.
The film (Ashes) by director Suleiman Al-Khalili also won the festival’s Best Omani Narrative Short Film award, while the jury prize in this competition went to the film (A Century and Six Years) by Egyptian director Muhammad Nassif.
In the documentary film competition, “Under the Sand” by Bahraini director Jan Al Balushi of Bahrain won the award for best international documentary short film.
The award for the best Omani documentary short went to the film (Holding Breaths) directed by Issa Al-Subhi, while the film (You Will Not Dive Alone) by director Fahd Al-Maimani won the jury prize.
The identity prize of the festival was won by “Amman How Do I”, the film “Birds’ Paradise” directed by Abdullah Al-Raisi, while the jury awarded the special prize to the film “Al-Murad” directed by Muhammad Al-Ajmi.
In the animated film category, the Egyptian film (The Pyramid) directed by Mohamed Ghazala won the best film award, while the best screenplay award went to writer Aziz Bakour for the film (Al-Assas) from Morocco .
The public awarded the prize, based on direct voting, to the film (February 11) from Iraq, directed by Muhammad Makki, in the narrative shorts category, and to the film (You Will Not Dive Alone) in the documentary shorts category.
2024-01-15 03:26:54
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