Gaza-born twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” their riff on the Western style that premiered final 12 months in Un Sure Regard, received finest movie on the tenth Critics Awards for Arab Movies throughout an occasion held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
“Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” which final 12 months received the Un Sure Regard finest directing prize, follows a younger pupil named Yahya and a charismatic drug vendor named Osama who, whereas peddling medication out of a falafel restaurant, are pressured to grapple with a corrupt cop who has an enormous ego.
Annemarie Jacir’s “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the largely unknown Palestinian revolt in opposition to British colonial rule in 1936, scored the most effective screenplay award for Jacir and the most effective cinematography prize for Hélène Louvart.
The very best director prize went to “All That’s Left of You” by Palestinian-American multi-hyphenate Cherien Dabis, a sweeping epic that includes three generations of Palestinians that takes its cue from a Palestinian teen confronting Israeli troopers at a West Financial institution protest.
Organized by the Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), the Critics’ Awards For Arab Movies that spotlight the most effective achievements in Arab filmmaking over the previous 12 months, had been voted on by 307 Arab and worldwide critics from 75 international locations this 12 months.
“As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Critics Awards for Arab Films, our mission has remained steadfast: to spotlight the finest Arab films and talents and help bring them the international recognition they deserve,” commented ACC Co-Founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab.
This 12 months’s winners are:
Finest Characteristic Movie
“Once Upon a Time in Gaza” Arab and Tarzan Nasser, Palestine
Finest Screenplay
Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine 36”
Finest Director
Cherien Dabis, “All That’s Left of You”
Finest Actress
Deborah Christelle Naney, “Promised Sky”
Finest Actor
Adham Shukr, “The Settlement”
Finest Music
Suad Bushnaq, “Yunan”
Finest Enhancing
Ameer Fakher Eldin, “Yunan”
Finest Cinematography
Hélène Louvart, “Palestine 36”
Finest Documentary
“The Lions by the River Tigris,” Zaradasht Ahmed, Iraq
Finest Brief Movie
“I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” Tawfeek Barhom, Palestine
