The MaFF Arab Film Festival honours best films and actors

The MAFFilm Festival concludes its 16th edition
The Saudi film “Hijra”, directed by Shahad Ameen, wins Best Feature Film (above)
The Egyptian film “Life After Siham”, directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh, wins Best Documentary
The Egyptian short film “The Last Miracle”, directed by Abdelwahab Shawky, wins Best Short Film
The Palestinian film “All That’s Left of You”, directed by Cherien Dabis, wins the Audience Award

The 16th edition of the Festival concluded with a grand awards ceremony held at the prestigious Royal cinema hall. The festival sponsors were invited to the stage and honored for their support, including Diyala Food, Proms and Weddings, Zaytouna Bay, Safad Food AB, and EgyptAir.
Short film jury member Basim Sabah Al-Basim was welcomed to the stage on behalf of the short film jury, which also included Yara Sabri and Ola Salama.
The Special Mention Award went to “Irtizaz” from Saudi Arabia, directed by Sara Balghonaim. Aya Salama accepted the award on behalf of the film.
The Jury Award went to “32B (Mashakel Dakhlia)”, directed by Mohamed Taher.
The Best Short Film Award went to “The Last Miracle” from Egypt, directed by Abdelwahab Shawky.
The documentary jury members — Marwa Zein, Hala Galal, and Erfan Rashid — were then welcomed to the stage.
The awards were as follows:
The first Special Mention Award went to “Habibi Hussein” from Palestine, directed by Alex Bakri.
The second Special Mention Award went to the cast and crew of “One More Show” from Egypt and Palestine, including the Gazan participants appearing in the film and those unseen, directed by Mai Saad and Ahmad Al Danaf. Mai Saad accepted the award.
The Jury Award went to “My Father and Qaddafi” from Libya, the United States, and Sweden, directed by Jihan Kikhia.
The Best Documentary Film Award went to “Life After Siham” from France and Egypt, directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh. Producer Safi Eldin Mahmoud accepted the award.

The feature film jury members — Hassan Kechache, Jihane Bougrine, Yousry Nasrallah, and Ayman Jamal — were then welcomed to the stage.
The awards were as follows:
The Special Mention Award went to “Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream” from Iraq, directed by Mohamed Al-Daradji. Ameer Jbara accepted the award.
The Best Actor Award went to Nawaf Al-Dhafairi for his role in “Hijra” from Saudi Arabia, directed by Shahad Ameen. Lamar Faden accepted the award on his behalf.
The Best Actress Award went to Mayan El Sayed for her role in “My Father’s Scent” from Egypt, directed by Mohamed Siam. Mayan El Sayed accepted the award.

The Best Screenwriter Award went to Cherien Dabis for “All That’s Left of You” (above photo from the film) from Palestine. Maria Zreik (image below) accepted the award.

The Best Director Award went to Ameer Fakher Eldin for “Yunan”. Ameer Fakher Eldin accepted the award.
The Jury Award went to “My Father’s Scent” from Egypt, directed by Mohamed Siam.
The Best Film Award went to “Hijra” from Saudi Arabia, directed by Shahad Ameen.

The ceremony concluded with the presentation by the FIPRESCI Jury — Marwa Abueish, Schayan Riaz, and Petra Meterc. The FIPRESCI Award went to “My Father’s Scent”, directed by Mohamed Siam, who accepted the award.
Finally, producer Safi Eldin Mahmoud and producer Baho Bakr welcomed the cast of the closing film “Love Imagined”, featuring Ahmed El Sakka, Mayan El Sayed, and Omar Rozik.

Annika Cedhagen then returned to the stage to present the Audience Award. The Audience Award, consisting of a trophy and 25,000 SEK, went to “All That’s Left of You”. Maria Zreik accepted the award.

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