Egyptian director Mohamed Hammad’s film Safe Exit won the Golden Star for Best Feature Film at the ninth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, which concluded on Friday in the Egyptian resort city on the Red Sea coast.
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The Silver Star went to the Japanese film All the Lovers in the Night, directed by Yukiko Sode, while the Bronze Star was awarded to A Little Light, directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari.
Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad won the Best Actress award for her role in Owl, directed by Zaid Abu Hamdan. Serbian actor Jovan Ginic won Best Actor for his role in After Three Weeks, directed by Miroslav Terzic.
The Palestinian film Yesterday, the Eye Did Not Sleep, directed by Rakan Mayasi, won the award for Best Arab Feature Film. The jury also commended the Moroccan film Halima, directed by Yassine Idrissi.
In the documentary competition, the Palestinian film Citizen Osama, directed by Ahmad Hassouna, won the Golden Star. The film also received the award for Best Arab Documentary. The Silver Star went to the Chinese film Whispers in May, directed by Dongnan Chen, while the Bronze Star was awarded to the Italian film War on Women, directed by Raha Shirazi.
In the short-film competition, the Golden Star went to the Norwegian film Stolen Memories, directed by Anders Davidson. Peru’s Nobody Knows the World, directed by Rudy Dextre, won the Silver Star, while the Bronze Star went to the Egyptian film The Malicious, directed by Gad Shahin.
The Lebanese film One Day Was Born, directed by Marie-Rose Esta, won the award for Best Arab Short Film. The jury also praised the Palestinian film Kentucky Gaza, directed by Omar Rammal.
The Cinema for Humanity award, dedicated to films that highlight humanitarian values, went to the documentary An American Doctor, directed by Malaysian-American filmmaker Poh Si Teng.
