The Moroccan film “Hunting Dogs” by director Kamal Lazraq won the “Black Iris Award” in the Arab Feature Film Competition, as “Best Integrated Work”, at the conclusion of the fifth session of the “Amman Film Festival – First Film”, which was hosted by the Jordanian capital for a week under the slogan “Tell Me”.
The film “The Exhausted” by Yemeni director Amr Gamal won the Special Jury Award, while artist Abdel Latif Mostouri, for his film “Gangs”, received a special mention for Best Leading Actor.
For her part, actress Abeer Mohammed won the Best Actress Award for her role in the film “The Exhausted.” The Jordanian film “Insha’Allah a Boy” won the Black Iris Award for Best Film by audience vote.
In the feature-length Arab documentary film category, the film “Q” by director Jude Chehab from Lebanon won the Black Iris Award for Best Film, while the film “My Sweet Land” by director Sarin Hairabedian from Jordan won the Jury Award.
In the short film categories, the films “Our Males and Our Females”, directed by Ahmad Al-Yusr from Jordan, and “The Forest”, directed by Firas Taiba from Jordan, won the Black Iris Award for Best Arab Short Film.
The Jury Prize went to “Canary in the Coal Mine,” directed by Duane Kawoukji from Lebanon. The Audience Award went to “Sakun,” directed by Dina Nasser from Jordan.
In the International Film Competition category, the film “The Case of Strangers” from the United States of America won the Audience Award, and the film “My Sweet Land” from Jordan won the FIPRESCI Critics Award.
As part of the festival’s activities, Moroccan cinema participated in the “Arab Feature Films” list with the film “Animalia” directed by Sofia Alaoui, along with the film “Behind the Scenes,” directed by Moroccan Khalil Benkirane and Tunisian Afef Ben Mahmoud.
The Arab short films category witnessed the participation of Moroccan director Ayman Hammou with his film “Lamb, Sheep and Crows”, while the “Appointment with French-Arab Cinema” category witnessed the participation of Moroccan director Asmaa El Mader with her film “White Lies”, Faouzi Bensaïdi with her film “The Empty Third”, and Mamoun Ratl Bennani with her film “Bye Bye Benz Benz”.
It is noteworthy that the aforementioned festival aims to promote Arab stories and novels, support the national narrative, and convey the voices of Arab filmmakers to the world.
During the days of the event, which began on July 4, 50 films were screened, competing in the various categories of the festival, namely: Arab feature films, short films, international films, and documentaries.
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2024-07-16 02:08:29