The Critics Awards for Arab Films is organized by MAD Solutions and has been annually awarded on the sidelines of the Cannes festival since 2015.
The finalists were selected by a jury committee comprising 193 critics from 72 countries
They comprise Arab films that were co-produced by an Arab production company and have premiered at international film festivals outside of the Arab World during 2022.
The finalists compete for awards in various categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Scriptwriter, Best Actor and Best Actress.
This year, the jury added three new categories: Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Music.
And the finalists are:
Best Film
The Blue Caftan by Maryam Touzani (Morocco)
Hanging Gardens by Ahmed Yassin Aldaradji (Iraq)
Alam by Firas Khoury (Palestine)
Best Actor
Adam Bessa (France-Tunisia) for his role in Harka (Tunisia)
Saleh Bakri for his role in The Blue Caftan (Palestine)
Hussain Mohammad Jaleel for his role in Hanging Gardens (Iraq)
Best Actress
Lubna Azabal for her role in The Blue Caftan (Morocco)
Clara Couturet (France) for her role in Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous (Ethiopia)
Fatma Oussaifi for her role in Ashkal (Tunisia)
Best Director
Youssef Chebbi for Ashkal (Tunisia)
Maryam Touzani for The Blue Caftan (Morocco)
Erige Sehiri for Under the Fig Trees (Tunisia)
Best Screenplay
Erige Sehiri for Under the Fig Trees (Tunisia)
Maryam Touzani-Nabil Ayouch for The Blue Caftan (Morocco)
Soudade Kaadan for Nezouh (Syria)
Best Cinematography
Frida Marzouk for Under the Fig Trees (Tunisia)
Pierre Aïm (France) for Queens (Morocco-France)
Virginie Surdej (Belgium) for The Blue Caftan (Morocco)
Best Editing
Julie Léna for Queens (Morocco-France)
Valentin Féron (France) for Ashkal (Tunisia)
Sophie Corra, Thomas Niles for Harka (Tunisia)
Best Music
Eli Keszler (USA) for Harka (Tunisia)
Amin Bouhafa for Under the Fig Trees (Tunisia)
Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Denmark) for The Blue Caftan (Morocco)
Best Documentary
Foragers by Jumana Manna (Palestine)
Sirens by Rita Baghdadi (Lebanon)
My Lost Country by Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez (Iraq)
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