“Goodbye Julia” and “Four Daughters”.
“Goodbye Julia”, “Four Daughters” and “Inshallah A Boy” were the big winners of this year’s Critics Awards for Arab Films, each picking up multiple prizes at a beach-side ceremony held during this week’s 77th Cannes Film Festival.
Organized by the Arab Cinema Center, the International Emerging Film Talent Association, and NEFT Emerging Film Talent International Competition, this the eighth edition of the Critics Awards for Arab Films in which as many as 225 recognised film critics from around the world select the best achievements in Arab filmmaking during 2023. All of these critics had the opportunity to view the films through the ACC's partner Festival Scope.
Mohamed Kordofani’s “Goodbye Julia” won for both Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay. Kaouther Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters”, which was nominated for best documentary feature at this year’s Academy Awards won for Best Director, Best Documentary and Best Editing.
Mouna Hawa was named Best Actress for her performance in Mouna Hawa’s “Inshallah A Boy” which also won for Best Cinematography.
Saleh Bakri was named Best Actor for his lead role in “The Teacher”.
This year’s edition of the Critics’ Awards for Arab Films introduced a new Best Short Film category which was won by the Morad Mostafa’s “I Promise You Paradise”.
The list of the winners is as follows:
Best Feature Film
GOODBYE JULIA | Mohamed Kordofani | Sudan
Best Director
Kaouther Ben Hania | FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Best Screenplay
Mohamed Kordofani | GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Best Actress
Mouna Hawa | INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Best Actor
Saleh Bakri | THE TEACHER | Palestine
Best Documentary
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia
Best Short Film
I PROMISE YOU PARADISE | Morad Mostafa | Egypt
Best Music
HAJJAN | Amin Bouhafa | Saudi Arabia
Best Cinematography
Kanamé Onoyama | INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Best Editing
Qutaiba Barhamji|FOUR DAUGHTERS|Tunisia
The ACC Achievement Award for Film Critics
British Film Critic Peter Bradshaw | United Kingdom
Lebanese Film Critic Nadim Jarjoura | Lebanon
About the Arab Critics Awards for Arab Films
Launched in 2017 by the ACC at the Cannes Film Festival, the Arab Critics Awards for Arab Films provides a platform for a glittering jury of more than 200 prominent international film critics to select and honor the best of recent Arab cinema across numerous awards categories.
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