Mohamed Kordofani’s Goodbye Julia has received greatest movie on the 8th Critics Awards for Arab Movies, which can have fun its winners in Cannes right now.
The movie, which was the primary from Sudan ever chosen for Cannes the place it premiered in Un Sure Regard final yr, additionally picked up greatest screenplay for function debut author/director Kordofani.
Tunisian documentary-drama hybrid 4 Daughters secured three awards: greatest director for Kaouther Ben Hania, greatest documentary and greatest enhancing for the work of Qutaiba Barhamji. The movie additionally performed eventually yr’s Cannes, profitable the Golden Eye for director Ben Hania, and secured an Oscar nomination for greatest documentary function.
An extra a number of winner was Amjad Al-Rasheed’s Jordanian function Inshallah A Boy, which picked up greatest actress for Mouna Hawa and greatest cinematography for Kanamé Onoyama.
The 8th version of the awards focussed on Arab movies that had been produced and premiered outdoors of the Arab world in 2023. Overseen and run by the Cairo-based Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), it was voted on by 225 critics from greater than 70 international locations and the winners can be celebrated on the Plage des Palmes in Cannes this night.
This yr’s version launched a brand new class for greatest brief, which was received by Morad Mostafa’s I Promise You Paradise. Additional winners included Amin Bouhafa’s Saudi function Hajjan, which received for greatest music.
