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