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ADFF Announces Winners of Emirates Film Competition and International Short Film Competition
Emirates Film Competition (presented by Dolphin
Energy)
The Emirates Film Competition (EFC) observes its eleventh
anniversary this year, marking more than a decade as a key platform
for regional filmmakers. The EFC is dedicated to showcasing short
films from established directors and new discoveries from the UAE
and other GCC countries.
This year, the EFC selection comprised 46 short films from all
over the Gulf region, including 39 from the UAE.
The Jury
PRESIDENT: Ridha Behi, Tunisia
Bader Ben Hirsi, UK
Ali Al Ali, Bahrein
Suha Salem, Iraq
Ahd Kamel, Saudi Arabia
The jury awarded the following Black Pearl Awards in the
Emirates Film Competition 2012:
Short Narrative Competition:
First Prize (AED 30,000): Murk
Light
directed by Yassir Al Yassri (UAE)
For possessing and executing deep visual concepts with a
mature cinematic voice
Second Prize (AED 25,000): Smaller Than the
Sky
directed by Abdullah Hassan Ahmed (UAE)
For its dramatic consistency in portraying time at the moment
of death, and for its detailed artistic direction that enhances the
story
Special Jury Award (AED 25,000: The
Journey
directed by Hanna Makki (UAE)
For its delicate treatment of an expatriate's dramatic story
displayed with elegance and style
Student Short Narrative Competition:
First Prize (AED 20,000): 3aib
directed by Hana Kazim (UAE)
For its boldness and style
Second Prize (AED 15,000): Patience
Salt
directed by Mohammed Ibrahim (Bahrain)
For its touching treatment of human suffering
Third Prize (AED 10,000): Ateration
But
directed by Hessa Al Shuwaihi and Reem Al Falahi (UAE)
For an artistic portrait that announces the beginning of two
directorial careers
Student Short Documentary Competition:
First Prize (AED 20,000): Dreams in Their
Eyes
directed by Abeer Al Marzouqi, Khawla Al Maamari and Ayesha Al
Amri (UAE)
For delving into life in the Palestinian refugee camps with
utter delicacy and a high humanitarian cause
Second Prize (AED 15,000): The Gamboo3a
Revolution
directed by Abdulrahman Al Madani (UAE)
For critiquing a local fashion trend in a very well-made and
comic style
Third Prize (AED 10'000): Easy on Love,
directed by Fatima Ibrahim Musharbek(UAE)
For depicting and explaining the idea of love in traditional
Emirati society in a very intimate and delicate style
Best Emirati Film
Dreams in Their Eyes,directed
by Abeer Al Marzouqi, Khawla Al Maamari and Ayesha Al Amri
(UAE)
For shining with its strong direction by three young female
Emirati filmmaker
Best Cinematography:
Murk Light, cinematography by
Stijn Van Der Veken
For outstanding lighting and dominating camera work
Best Script:
Smaller Than the Sky, screenplay by
Mohammed Hassan Ahmed (UAE)
For its neat and outstanding dramatic plot
Special Mention:
Samaka, directed by Michael Naguib (UAE
)
Ostora, directed by Hani Kichi (UAE)
New York Film Academy Aspiring Filmmaker Award
Winners
Enough Is Enough, directed by Aisha Al
Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Cats, directed by Marwan Al Hammadi (United Arab
Emirates)
- End of Emirates Film Competition
-
Short Film Competition
The Jury
PRESIDENT: Karim Bachir Traïdia, Algeria
Rania Attieh, Lebanon
Ahmed Hassan Ahmed, UAE
Felix van Groeningen, NL
Ahmed Magdy, Egypt
Black Pearl Award
Winners
Best Narrative ($25,000)
9 Vaccines, directed by Iair Said
(Argentina)
Best Documentary ($25,000)
The Hidden Smile, directed by Ventura
Durall (Spain)
Best Animation ($10,000)
Camels, directed by Park Jee-youn (South
Korea)
Best Animation ($10,000)
Linear, directed by Amir Admoni
(Brazil)
Best Film from the Arab World ($25,000)
The Island -
AlDjazira,
directed by Amin Sidi-Boumédiene (Algeria)
Best Producer ($10,000)
Till Nowak, The Centrifuge Brain Project
(Germany)
Best Producer from the Arab World ($10,000)
Yacine Bouaziz and Fayçal Hammoum, The Island - Al
Djazira (Algeria)
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