THE YELLOW HOUSE Winner of the Golden Hawk in Rotterdam
Prerana Reddy, Sareeta, Marzia Tedschi, Bernardus Manders, Ibrahim Al Batout.
(Photo Courtesy of Cinearabe.net by Ihab Kamel)
The 8th Annual Rotterdam Arab Film Festival came to a close on Sunday June 22nd after five days of marathon film screenings, lively panel discussions, intimate gatherings and late night dancing. This unique festival caters to its guest artists, who are brought together into the festival family from the moment they arrive. Every year the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival distinguishes many Arab films with the Golden Hawk awards. Here are the winners of 2008:
Short Documentary:
Special mention: Soy Palestino, Oussama Qashoo, Palestine
Silver Hawk: Memory of A Woman, Lassad Ousleti, Tunisia
Golden Hawk: Maria’s Grotto, Buthina Canaan, Palestine
Documentary:
Special mention: Recycle, Mahmoud Massad, Jordan
Silver Hawk: Viva Guevara, Maha Shahba, Egypt
Golden Hawk: Life after the Fall, Kasim Abid, Iraq
Short Fiction:
Special mention: Ghiyab (Absence), Mohamed Rached Bouali
Silver Hawk: Bint Mariam, Saeed Salmeen, UAE
Golden Hawk: Clean Hands, Dirty Soap, Karim Fanous, Egypt
Long Fiction:
ART award for First Film: Ein Shams, Ibrahim El-Battout, Egypt
Silver Hawk: Under the Bombs, Phillipe Aractingi, Lebanon
Golden Hawk: The Yellow House, Amor Hakkar, Algeria
Best Actor: George Khabbaz for his role in Under the Bombs, Lebanon
Best Actress: Hind Sabri for her role in Aquarium, Egypt
(From Left to Right) Festival Artistic Director Intishal El Temimi, Golden Hawk Winner Amor Akkar and Festival President Khaled Chouket
Kasim Abid wins the award for best documentary with his intimate look at daily struggles in Baghdad: Life After the Fall (both Photos Courtesy of Cinearabe.net by Ihab Kamel)
Panel discussions included the ‘Family in Egyptian Cinema,’ ‘The Case of El Adl Brothers,’ and ‘The Challenges of Arab Women Filmmakers’ featuring Hala Khalil, Selma Baccar and Layl Badr. (photos courtesy of cinearabe.net Ihab Kamel)
(Left to right) Festival organizer Nezha Sakioudi, Moroccan Actor Hicham Bahloul, Bernardus Manders, Sonia El-Feki, and Moroccan Actress Sana Mouziane. Up and coming Egyptian director Sherif El Bendary and Intishal El Temimi. (Photos by Amer Al-Zuhair)
