DIFF 2010...AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Muhr Emirati

• First Prize

  BORED
  
  
  Director: Nayla Al Khaja
  
  
  United Arab Emirates

• Second Prize

  SABEEL
  
  
  Director: Khalid Al Mahmood
  
  
  United Arab Emirates

• Special Jury Prize

  HAMAMA
  
  
  Director: Nujoom Alghanem
  
  
  United Arab Emirates

• Special Mention

  WIND
  
  
  Director: Waleed Al Shehhi
  
  
  United Arab Emirates

Muhr Arab - Feature

• Best Actress

  SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT
  
  
  Actor / Actress: Bushra
  
  
  Egypt

• Best Actress

  SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT
  
  
  Actor / Actress: Maged El Kidwaany
  
  
  Egypt

• Best Cinematography

  PEGASUS
  
  
  Cinematographer: Xavier Castro
  
  
  Morocco

• Best Composer

  SEPTEMBER RAIN
  
  
  Composer: Essam Rafea
  
  
  Syria

• Best Editor

  MICROPHONE
  
  
  Editor: Hisham Saqr
  
  
  Egypt

• Best Screenplay

  AT DAWN
  
  
  Director: Jillali Ferhati
  
  
  Morocco

• First Prize

  STRAY BULLET
  
  
  Director: George Hachem
  
  
  Lebanon

• Special Jury Prize

  TRANSIT CITIES
  
  
  Director: Mohammed Al Hushki
  
  
  Jordan

Muhr Arab - Documentary

• First Prize

  THIS IS MY PICTURE WHEN I WAS DEAD
  
  
  Director: Mahmoud Al Massad
  
  
  Netherlands, U.S.A., United Arab Emirates

• Second Prize

  DAMASCUS ROOF AND TALES OF PARADISE
  
  
  Director: Soudade Kaadan
  
  
  Syria, Qatar

• Special Jury Prize

  MY FATHER FROM HAIFA
  
  
  Director: Omar Shargawi
  
  
  Denmark

• Special Mention

  NOMAD'S HOME
  
  
  Director: Iman Kamel
  
  
  Egypt, Germany, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates

• Special Mention

  TICKET FROM AZRAEL
  
  
  Director: Abdallah Al Ghoul
  
  
  Palestine

Muhr Arab - Short

• First Prize

  A TUESDAY
  
  
  Director: Sabine El Chamaa
  
  
  Lebanon

• Second Prize

  MOKHTAR
  
  
  Director: Halima Ouardiri
  
  
  Canada

• Special Jury Prize

  GARAGOUZ
  
  
  Director: Abdenour Zahzah
  
  
  Algeria

Muhr Asia Africa - Feature

• Best Actor

  A SCREAMING MAN
  
  
  Actor / Actress: Youssouf Djaoro
  
  
  France, Chad, Belgium

• Best Actress

  SALVE
  
  
  Actor / Actress: Kobra Hasanzadeh Esfahani
  
  
  Iran

• Best Cinematography

  UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
  
  
  Cinematographer: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
  
  
  United Kingdom, Thailand, Spain, Germany, France

• Best Cinematography

  UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
  
  
  Cinematographer: Yukontorn Mingmongkon
  
  
  United Kingdom, Thailand, Spain, Germany, France

• Best Composer

  NORWEGIAN WOOD
  
  
  Composer: Jonny Greenwood
  
  
  Japan

• Best Editor

  A SCREAMING MAN
  
  
  Editor: Marie-Helene Dozo
  
  
  France, Chad, Belgium

• Best Screenplay

  PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB
  
  
  Scriptwriter: Mohsen Abdolvahab
  
  
  Iran

• First Prize

  A SCREAMING MAN
  
  
  Director: Mahamat Saleh-Haroun
  
  
  France, Chad, Belgium

• Special Jury Prize

  LIFE, ABOVE ALL
  
  
  Director: Oliver Schmitz
  
  
  South Africa, Germany

• Special Mention

  END OF ANIMAL
  
  
  Actor / Actress: Min-ji Lee
  
  
  South Korea

Muhr Asia Africa - Documentary

• First Prize

  I WISH I KNEW
  
  
  Director: Jia Zhang-Ke
  
  
  China (PRC)

• Second Prize

  THE NINE MUSES
  
  
  Director: John Akomfrah
  
  
  Ghana, United Kingdom

• Special Jury Prize

  KOUNDI AND THE NATIONAL THURSDAY
  
  
  Director: Ariane Astrid Atodji
  
  
  Cameroon

• Special Mention

  INSHALLAH, FOOTBALL
  
  
  Director: Ashvin Kumar
  
  
  India

• Special Mention

  AMIN
  
  
  Director: Shahin Parhami
  
  
  Iran, Canada, South Korea

Muhr Asia Africa - Short

• First Prize

  THE EARRINGS
  
  
  Director: Nargiza Mamatkulova
  
  
  Kyrgyzstan

• Second Prize

  UNFUNNY GAME
  
  
  Director: Jong-Chul Park
  
  
  South Korea

• Special Jury Prize

  SLEEPING WITH HER
  
  
  Director: Chih Yi Wen
  
  
  Taiwan R.O.C.

FIPRISCI Feature and Shorts

• Best Feature Film

  TRANSIT CITIES
  
  
  Director: Mohammed Al Hushki
  
  
  Jordan

• Best Short Film

  2 1/2
  
  
  Director: Elie Kamal
  
  
  Lebanon

FIPRISCI Documentary

• Best Film

  ZELAL
  
  
  Director: Marianne Khoury
  
  
  Egypt, France, Morocco, United Arab Emirates

• Best Film

  ZELAL
  
  
  Director: Mustapha Hasnaoui
  
  
  Egypt, France, Morocco, United Arab Emirates

Human Rights Film Network

• Best Film

  PRESUMED GUILTY
  
  
  Director: Roberto Hernandez
  
  
  Mexico

• Best Film

  PRESUMED GUILTY
  
  
  Director: Geoffrey Smith
  
  
  Mexico

Damas People Choice Awards

• Best Film

  MY FATHER FROM HAIFA
  
  
  Director: Omar Shargawi
  
  
  Denmark