Zarrar Kahn’s Karachi-set thriller In Flames received the $100,000 Golden Yusr award for finest function movie on the 2023 Crimson Sea Worldwide Movie Pageant, which introduced its winners on Thursday night (December 7).
A Canada-Pakistan co-production and Pakistan’s entry to the Oscars, In Flames is the story of a mom and daughter attempting to outlive after shedding the household patriarch. It world premiered in Cannes’ Administrators’ Fortnight.
Indian manufacturing Expensive Jassi, directed by Tarsem Singh, received the $30,000 Silver Yusr. Based mostly on the true story of an Indian couple who fell foul of the category system, the movie world premiered in Toronto’s Platform part.
British-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi acquired the jury prize for her Palestinian function The Instructor, starring Saleh Bakri who additionally received finest actor award for his position.
Nabulsi was emotional whereas receiving the 2 awards on stage, saying that in her second of happiness of profitable she couldn’t ignore what is going on to the Palestinian individuals in Gaza: “Saleh received his award for being an trustworthy Palestinian and if he had been right here I’m certain he would have stated one factor, ‘Cease genocide in Gaza,’”
Uzbekistan’s Shokir Kholikov received the most effective director prize for household drama Sunday. Mouna Hawa received the most effective actress trophy for her efficiency in Jordan’s Oscar submission Inshallah A Boy.
Amongst different awards, Saudi actress Nour AlKhadra received the rising star prize, having starred in pageant’s opening movie HWJN by Yasir AlYasiri and the Matchmaker by Abdulmohsen Aldhabaan.
The Crimson Sea competitors jury was headed by director Baz Luhrmann.
The awards ceremony befell on the Ritz Carlton theatre in Jeddah. Nicholas Cage acquired a Crimson Sea honouree award, becoming a member of the pageant’s 2023 honouree line-up of Diane Kruger, Ranveer Singh, and Abdullah Al-Sadhan. Cage wore a crimson go well with for the event. Kristoffer Borgli’s comedy horror Dream Situation, starring Cage will display as the ultimate pageant Gala on Saturday (December 9).
The viewers for the closing ceremony consisted of an eclectic mixture of regional expertise and UK, US and Bollywood stars, together with Cage, Jason Statham, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adrien Brody, Dhafer L’Abidine, Henry Golding, Andrew Garfield, Yousra, Kaouther Ben Hania, Alia Bhatt, Mahira Khan, Saswan Badr and Baloji.
The pageant stated this 12 months was its largest but when it comes to attendance with virtually 6,000 accredited visitors and greater than 40,000 tickets offered throughout all screenings and In Conversations.
The pageant continues till Saturday, December 9.
Crimson Sea Worldwide Movie Pageant 2023 winners
Golden Yusr for finest movie
In Flames (Pak-Can) dir. Zarrar Khan
Silver Yusr for finest movie
Expensive Jassi (India) dir. Tarsem Singh Dhandwar
Greatest director
Sunday (Uzb) dir. Shokir Kholikov
Jury prize
The Instructor (UK-Pal-Qatar) dir. Farah Nabulsi
Greatest screenplay
Karim Bensalah and Jamal Belmahi, Six Ft Over (Alg-Fr)
Greatest actress
Mouna Hawa, Inshallah A Boy
Greatest actor
Saleh Bakri, The Instructor
Greatest cinematic contribution
Baloji, Omen (Bel-Neth-DRC)
Greatest documentary / Asharq Documentary award
4 Daughters (Fr-Saudi-Ger-Tun) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
Younger Rising star award
Saudi actress Nour Alkhadra
Movie AlUla Viewers Award: Saudi movie
Norah dir. Tawfik Alzaidi
Movie AlUla Viewers Award: non-Saudi movie
Hopeless (S Kor) dir. Kim Chang-Hoon
