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List of winners at the Dubai International Film Festival

This year's Dubai International Film Festival offered, once again, a chance for artists, directors and people in the film industry a chance to be recognised for their work.

  • Staff Reporter
  • Published: 15:47 December 19, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: This year's Dubai International Film Festival offered, once again, a chance for artists, directors and people in the film industry a chance to be recognised for their work.

Here is a list of the winners.

Arab Muhr Competition

Short Films

First Prize: La Route Du Nord (The North Road) by Carlose Chaine
Special Jury Prize: Bint Mariam by Saed Salmeen A-Murry
Second Prize: Sa'et Asary (At Day's End) by Sherif El Bendary

Documentary

First Prize: Thakirat L sabbar: Hikayat Thalath Qura Falasteenia (Memory Of The cactus: A story of Three Palestinian Villages) by hanna musleh
Special Jury Prize: Samaan Bidiyaa (The one Man Village) by Simon El Habre
Second Prize: Marina Of The Zabbaleen by Engi Wassef
Best Cinematographer: Luca Coassin for Casanegra
Best Composer: Sylvain Rifflet for Adhen Dernier Maquis
Best Editor: Nicolas Bancilhon for Adhen Dernier Maquis
Best Screenplay: Annemarie Jacir for Milh Hadha Al-Bahr (Salt Of The Sea)
Best Actress: Hafsia Herzi for Francaise
Best Actor: Anas Elbaz and Omar Lotfi for Casanegra

Feature Film

Best Film: Masquerades by Lyes Salem
Special Jury Prize: Adhen-Dernier Maquis by Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche

Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards

Short Films

First Prize: Shao Nian Xue (Young Blood) by Haolun Shu
Special Jury Prize: Expectations by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Second Prize: Kam Sanabanyz by Akjoltoy Bekbolotov

Documentary

First Prize: Mental by Kazuhiro Soda
Special Jury Prize: Xiao Li Zi (Survival Song) by Guangyi Yu
Second Prize: Une Affaire De Negres by Osvalde Lewat
Best Cinematorgrapher: Reza Teymouri for Aram Bash Va Ta Haft Beshmar (Be Calm and Count To Seven)
Best Composer: Jorga Mesfin, Vijay Iyer for Teza
Best Editor: Sreekar Prasad for Firaaq
Best Screenplay: Deepa Mehta for Heaven On Earth
Best Actress: Anh Hong for Trang Noi Day Gieng Best Actor: Askhat Kuchinchirekov for Tulpan

Feature Film

Best Film: Treeless Mountain by So Yong Kim
Special Jury Prize: Kyuka (Vacation) by Hajime Kadoi

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