The Arab Cinema Center (ACC) has revealed the final list of nominees for the eighth edition of the Critics’ Awards for Arab Films. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on May 18th at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
This year’s nominees, which were chosen from among all Arab films that were produced and premiered outside of the Arab World during the 2023 calendar year, will be voted on by an unprecedented jury committee of 209 critics from 72 countries across the globe.
This year’s event will see the addition of one more juried category — Best Short Film — to join the existing categories for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Scriptwriter, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Music
TFV’s Deborah Young, manager for the Critics Awards for Arab Films, said, “Another year, another Critics Awards for Arab Films that’s bigger than the last one! For the eighth version of this most auspicious event, we’re celebrating films from all over the region, including Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon, along with an exciting Arab story from France as well.”
Below are the nominees:
Best Feature Film
THE TEACHER
Farah Nabulsi | Palestine
THE BURDENED
Amr Gamal | Yemen
GOODBYE JULIA
Mohamed Kordofani | Sudan
INSHALLAH A BOY
Amjad Al-Rasheed |Jordan
HAJJAN
Abu Bakr Shawky| Saudi Arabia
Best Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Asmae ElMoudir
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES | Morocco
Mohamed Kordofani
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Karim Bensalah
SIX FEET OVER | France
Amjad Al-Rasheed
INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Best Screenplay
Mohamed Kordofani
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Amr Gamal, Mazen Refaat
THE BURDENED | Yemen
Kamal Al-Azrak
HOUNDS | Morocco
Delphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al-Rasheed
INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Omar Shama, Mufarrij Almajfel, Abu Bakr Shawky
HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia
Best Actress
Mouna Hawa
INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Eiman Yousif
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Hend Sabry
KIRA & EL GIN | Egypt
Hend Sabry
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Adwa Bader
NAGA | Saudi Arabia
Best Actor
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia
Majd Mastoura
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Ayoub Elaid
HOUNDS | Morocco
Saleh Bakri
THE TEACHER | Palestine
Nazar Goma
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Best Documentary
FOUR DAUGHTERS
Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
Asmae ElMoudir | Morocco
Q
Jude Chehab | Lebanon
UNDER THE SKY OF DAMASCUS
Talal Derki, Heba Khaled, Ali Wajeeh | Syria
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Mohamed Jabaly | Palestine
Best Short Film
I PROMISE YOU PARADISE
Morad Mostafa | Egypt
LES CHENILLES
Noel Keserwany, Michelle Keserwany | Lebanon
THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY
Faris Alrjoob | Jordan
SEA SALT
Leila Basma | Lebanon
THE KEY
Rakan Mayasi | Palestine
Best Music
Amine Bouhafa
HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia
Amine Bouhafa
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Mazen Hamid
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Omar Fadel
NAGA | Saudi Arabia
Alex Baranowski
THE TEACHER | Palestine
Best Cinematography
Farouk Laâridh
FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
Kanamé Onoyama
INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Gilles Porte
THE TEACHER | Palestine
Gerry Vasbenter
HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Al Morsy
KIRA & EL GIN | Egypt
Best Editing
Ahmed Hafez
INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan
Heba Othman
GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan
Fahd Ahmed
Q | Lebanon
Sarah Peczek
HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia
Qutaiba Barhamji FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia
