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The Black Pearl Awards of ADFF 2014
The winners of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Black Pearl Awards in the three feature film competition categories, Narrative Features, New Horizons and Documentary Competition, were announced tonight. The ceremony marked the grand finale of the eighth edition of ADFF. Additionally, juries announced the winners of the Child Protection Award, the Fipresci and Netpac Award, as well as the Audience Award.
NARRATIVE FILM COMPETITION
- Black Pearl Award
LEVIATHAN directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev - Special Jury Award
TEST directed by Alexander Kott - Best Actor
ALEXEY SEREBRYAKOV from the film LEVIATHAN directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev - Best Actress
MARIA BONNEVIE from the film A SECOND CHANCE directed by Susanne Bier - Best Film from the Arab World
MEMORIES ON STONE directed by Shawkat Amin Korki - Best Director from the Arab World
GHASSAN SALHAB director of The Valley - Special Jury Mention
TIMBUKTU directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
- Black Pearl Award
VIRUNGA directed by Orlando Von EinsiedelFor - Special Jury Award
NEXT GOAL WINS directed by Mike Brett &Steve Jamison - Best Documentary from the Arab World
THE WANTED 18 directed by Amer Shomali & Paul Cowan - Best Director from the Arab World
YASMIN FEDDA director of QUEENS OF SYRIA - Special Jury Mention
RETURN TO HOMS directed by Talal Derki
NEW HORIZONS COMPETITION
- Black Pearl Award
THE WONDERS directed by Alice Rohrwacher - Special Jury Award
STATIONS OF THE CROSS directed by Dietrich Brüggemann - Best Actor
Doğan Ïzci from the film SIVAS directed by Kaan MüjdeciFor - Best Actress
Yoon Da-kyung from the film IN HER PLACE directed by Albert Shin - Best Film from the Arab World
THEEB directed by Naji Abu Nowar - Best Director from the Arab World
LYÈS SALEM director of THE MAN FROM ORAN - Special Jury Mention
LABOUR OF LOVE directed by AdityaVikramSengupta
CHILD PROTECTION AWARD
- Child Protection Award for Best Film
IN HER PLACE directed by Albert Shin
- Child Protection Award for Best Script
Kaan Müjdeci for SIVAS directed by Kaan Müjdeci
- Special Mention
Actor DENIS MURIĆ in the film NO ONE’S CHILD directed by Vuk Ršumović
FIPRESCI
- FIPRESCI AWARD for Best Narrative Film
THEEB directed by Naji Abu Nowar
- FIPRESCI AWARD for Best Documentary
UM GHAYEB (MOTHER OF THE UNBORN) directed by Nadine Salib
NETPAC AWARD for Best Asian Film
- IRAQI ODYSSEY directed by Samir
AUDIENCE AWARD 2014
- THE SALT OF THE EARTH directed by Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
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