Announces its results at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival… The Arab Cinema Center reveals the nominations for the eighth edition

Announces its results at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival…
The Arab Cinema Center reveals the nominations for the eighth edition
For “Critics Awards for Arab Films”

Sudan Events – Agencies

The Arab Cinema Center revealed the nominations for the Critics’ Awards for Arab Films in its eighth edition, which competes for Arab films that were produced or witnessed their international premieres in 2023. This edition witnesses the addition of a new category to the awards, which is the Best Short Film Award.
A jury consisting of 209 critics from 72 countries participates in evaluating the films, who watch the films via the digital partner Festival Scope, and the award winners are scheduled to be announced at a ceremony held during the next session of the Cannes Film Festival.
“The eighth edition of the Critics’ Awards for Arab Films reflects the great success achieved by Arab cinema in international forums throughout the year 2023, through the various award classifications that express the superiority of Arab films in the various cinematic forms of feature films, short films, novels, and documentaries.” Deborah Yang, Director of the Critics’ Awards, commented. “I feel happy, proud, and very excited about the final results of the jury.” She added.
“2023 is certainly a special year for Arab cinema, as it recorded a strong presence in the largest international festivals throughout the year, and won many awards in various competitions and sections, which makes us happy to announce the nominations for the edition of the eighth Critics’ Awards for Arab Films, which is considered the strongest edition of the awards so far. We would like to thank the members of the jury and greatly appreciate the great effort they made this year.” Maher Diab and Alaa Karkouti, co-founders of the Arab Cinema Center, said.

List of Critics’ Awards nominations for Arab films:

** The best movie
1 – Goodbye Julia | Muhammad Kordofani | Sudan
2 – Insha Allah Walad | Amjad Al-Rasheed | Jordan
3 – Hagan | Abu Bakr Shawqi | Saudi Arabia
4 – Professor | Farah Nabulsi | Palestine
5 – The Weary Amr Gamal | Yemen

**Best director
1 – Muhammad Kordofani | Goodbye Julia | Sudan
2- Kawthar bin Haniyeh | Olfa Girls | Tunisia
3 – Karim bin Saleh | Above the shrine | France
4- Names of the director White lie Morocco
5 – Amjad Al-Rasheed | Insha Allah Walad | Jordan

**Best scenario
1 – Muhammad Kordofani | Goodbye Julia | Sudan
2 – Amr Gamal, Mazen Refaat | The exhausted | Yemen
3- Delphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al-Rasheed | Insha Allah Walad| Jordan
4 – Omar Shama, Mufarrej Al-Muffil, Abu Bakr Shawqi | Hagan | Saudi Arabia
5 – Kamal Al-Azraq | Gangs | Morocco

**Best Actress
1 – Mona Hawa | Insha Allah Walad| Jordan
2- Iman Youssef | Goodbye Julia | Sudan
3- Hend Sabry | Kira and the jinn | Egypt
4 – Hend Sabry | Olfa Girls | Tunisia
5 – Badr lights | camel | Saudi Arabia

** Best actor
1 – Ibrahim Al-Hasawi | Hagan | Saudi Arabia
2 – Majd Mastura | Olfa Girls | Tunisia
3 – Ayoub Elid | Gangs | Morocco
4 – Saleh Bakri | Professor | Palestine
5 – Nizar Jumaa | Goodbye Julia | Sudan

**Best Documentary Film
1 – Girls of Olfa | Kawthar bin Haniyeh | Tunisia
2- White lie Director names | Morocco
3 – Q | Joud Shehab | Lebanon
4 – Under the sky of Damascus | Talal Derki, Ali Wajih, Heba Khaled | Syria
5 – Life is sweet Muhammad Al-Jabali | Palestine

**Best short film
1 – Jesus | Murad Mustafa | Egypt
2 – larva | Michel and Noel Keserwani | Lebanon
3 – The Red Sea is crying Fares Rajoub | Jordan
4- Sea salt | Laila Basma | Lebanon
5 – The key | Rakan Mayasi | Palestine

**Best music
1 – Amin Bouhafa | Hagan | Saudi Arabia
2 – Amin Bouhafa | Olfa Girls | Tunisia
3- Mazen Hamed | Goodbye Julia | Sudan
4- Omar Fadel | camel | Saudi Arabia
5 – Alex Baranowski | Professor | Palestine

**Best Cinematography
1 – Farouk Larida | Olfa Girls | Tunisia
2 – Kanemi Onoyama | Insha Allah Walad| Jordan
3 – Jailport | Professor | Palestine
4- Jerry Fasspenter | Hagan | Saudi Arabia
5 – Ahmed Al-Morsi | Kira and the jinn | Egypt

**Best editing
1 – Ahmed Hafez | Insha Allah Walad| Jordan
2- Heba Othman | Goodbye Julia | Sudan
3 – Fahd Ahmed | s| Lebanon
4- Sarah Pieczek | Hagan |