Amman 2025: The Awards

The Amman Film Festival – Awal Film came to a close on July 10 at the Hussein Cultural Center in the Jordanian capital in the presence of Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and Princess Rym Ali, President and co-Founder of the festival. During the festival, 62 films representing 23 countries were screened, including 16 world premieres.

Arab Feature-Length Narrative Films Awards:

–  Black Iris Award
“Red Path”
directed by Lotfi Achour (Tunisia).

–  Jury Award:
“To a Land Unknown”
directed by Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine).

–  Special Mention – Best first-time scriptwriter:
Tamara Owais for the film “Simsim” (Jordan).

–  Special Mention – Best First-Time Lead Actor
shared between Ali Helali in “Red Path” (Tunisia) and Azzam Ahmed in “Songs of Adam” (Iraq).

– Special Mention – Best First-Time Lead Actress:
Saja Kilani in “Simsim” (Jordan).

–  Audience Award: “To a Land Unknown”
directed by Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine).

Arab Feature-Length Documentary Awards:

–   Black Iris
shared between “(Y)our Mother” directed by Samira El Mouzghibati (Morocco)
and “We Are Inside” directed by Farah Kassem (Lebanon).

–   Jury Award: “Tell Them About Us”
directed by Rand Beiruty (Lebanon).

–  Special Mention: “Abu Zaabal 89”
directed by Bassam Mortada (Egypt).

–  FIPRESCI Award: “Abu Zaabal 89”
directed by Bassam Mortada (Egypt).

– Audience Award: “Tell Them About Us”
directed by Rand Beiruty (Lebanon).

Arab Short Film Awards:

–   Black Iris: “A Passing Day”
directed by Rasha Shahin (Egypt – Syria).

– Jury Award: “Those Who Never Left”
directed by Pierre Mouzannar (Lebanon).

–  Special Mention: “Mango”
directed by Randa Ali (Egypt).

– Audience Award: “Your Excellency”
directed by Musaed Alqudifi (Kuwait).

Non-Arab Film Awards:

–  Black Iris: “Familiar Touch”
directed by Sarah Friedland (USA).

– Jury Award: “Dog on Trial”
directed by Laetitia Dosch (Switzerland).

– Audience Award: “Tales from the Magic Garden”
directed by David Sukup, Patrik Pass, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech).