The sixth edition of the festival ran between 23 and 28 February, screening 12 feature and 22 short films in its competitive segments. 

The winners are:

Nut Award for best Egyptian film that represents women’s creativity:
Back Home
By Sarah Shazli

Nut Award for best Egyptian film that tackles women’s issues, presented by Synergy Films company:
Full Moon
By Hadi El Bagoury
Egypt

Best Film with an Impact Award:
It Takes a Village
By Reem Osama
Egypt, USA

Special Jury Award for Film with an Impact:
Doors of Makkah
By Mohannad Diab
Egypt

Best Topic Award for Film with an Impact:
Her Story 
By Sayed Abdel Khalek
Egypt

Feature Film Competition Awards

Asia Dagher Award for Best Film:
Good Mother
By Hafsia Herzi
France 

Bahega Hafez Award for Best Director:
Darin J. Sallam for Farha
Jordan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia

Latefa El Zayad Award for Best Script:
Rehana
By Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Bangladesh, Singapore

Nadia Lotfy Award for Best Actress:
Karam Taher for her role in Farha
By Darin J. Sallam
Jordan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia

Soad Hosny Award for Best Actress:
Sabine Azéma for her role in Secret Name
By Aurélia Georges
France

Rasheeda Abdelsalam Special Jury Award:
Quareer
By Ragheed Al Nahdi, Norah Almowald, Ruba Khafagy, Fatma Alhazmi, Noor Alameer
Saudi Arabia

Short Film Competition Awards

Nabeeha Lotfy Award for Best Short Film:
Deaf
By Nuria Munoz-Ortin and Eva Libarated
Spain

Nahed Nasrallah Award, Special Jury Award:
Sham Ennessim
By Mark Laty
Egypt, USA

Atteyat Elabnoudy Award for Best Director of a short film:
Frimas
By Marianne Farley
Canada

European Union Award for best Euro-Mediterranean film dealing with women’s issues:
Farha
By Darin J. Sallam
Jordan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia

Egyptian Film Critics Association Award:

Samir Farid Award for best film, selected by the Egyptian Critics:
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
By Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Chad, France, Germany, Belgium