All winners at the 38th Cairo International Film Festival

Ahram Online , Thursday 24 Nov 2016

The winners of the 38th Cairo International Film Festival were announced during the closing ceremony on 24 November

CIFF

The Golden Pyramid for Best Film, presented to the producer

"Mimosas"
By: Oliver Laxe (Spain – Morocco – France)

The Silver Pyramid-Special Jury Prize For Best Director

"The Train of Salt and Sugar"
By: Licinio Azevedo (Portugal - Mozambique – France – South Africa – Brazil)

The Bronze Pyramid for Best First or Second work of a Director

"Kills on Wheels"
By Attila Till ( Hungary) 

Best Actress Award

Nahed El Sebai
For her role in "A Day For Women" By: Kamla Abou Zekri (Egypt)

Best Actor Award

Shakin Ben Omar
For his role in "Mimosas" By: Oliver Laxe ( Spain – Morocco – France)

Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay

"Perfect Strangers"
By: Paolo Genovese (Italy)

Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay

"Perfect Strangers"
By: Paolo Genovese (Italy)

Cinema Of Tomorrow awards

Special Mention:
"Ascension"
By: Pedro Peralta (Portugal)

Special Mention:
"Picnic"
By: Jure Pavlović( Croatia)

Special Mention:
"Rosinha"
By: Gui Campos ( Brazil)

Special Jury Award:
"The Other Side of Doorman River"
By: Se Woong Bae (South Korea)

Youssef Chahin, Best Short Film Award
"Eden"
By: Andrés Ramírez Pulido (Colombia)
 

Critics’ Week Awards

Shadi Abd El Salam Prize for best film:
"Exiled"
Bby Davis Simanis (Latvia – Lettonia)

Fathy Farag Prize for best artistic contribution:
Paweł Chorzępa’s Photography
In the film "Zud " by Marta Minorowicz (Poland)


Prospects of Arab Cinema’s Awards

Certificate of appreciation
for the film "Suicidal Notions"
by Eman El-Naggar (Egypt)

Certificate of appreciation
for the film "Barakah Meets Barakah"
by Mahmoud Sabbagh (KSA)

Special Jury Award presented by Clinic Film Company – Mohamed Hefzy and First Step, of 50,000 EGP:
"Fires"
by Mohamad Abdulaziz (Syria)

Best Film Award in the Prospect of Arab Cinema competition, of 75,000 EGP presented by Almasa Company:
"Zizou (Sweet Smell of Spring)"
by Ferid Boughedir (Tunisia)

4th Cairo Film Connection Awards

10,000 USD presented by New Century for best project in development went to:
"Papion On the Watertank"
by Yehia El Abdallah.

60,000 EGP presented by Al Massa for best Egyptian film in development went to:
"A Condition of Love"
by Hala Khalil.

50,000 EGP presented by Film Factory for post production services in Egypt went to:
"Kilo 64"
by Amir El Shenawi.

Two weeks color grading prize presented by Pixelmob for best project in Post production went to:
"Beirut Terminus"
by Eli Kamal

Script development award presented by Paris Film Initiative went to:
"Five Days Grace"
by Saleh Nass.

Beirut coproduction platform participation award went to:
"A Son"
by Mehdi Bersaoui

ACC award for Rotterdam producers lab participation to
Jana Wehbe (of Beirut Terminus)


The FIPRESCI Prize

"Anna's Life"
By: Nino Basilia – Georgia

For the emotional portrait of a woman who struggles in a difficult society, and tries to find her way to live with her autistic son. 

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