16-22 March 2018
Juries of the 7th edition of LAFF have announced their the awards during the closing ceremony, which was held at Luxor Temple on Thursday March 22, 2018. The Short film jury,
Joel Karekezy Director Rwanda
Naky Sy Savané Actress and director Ivory Coast
Ahmed Rashwan Director Egypt
Where 21 short films from 17 countries were competing, and the awards are
Special Mention (Certificate of Appreciation)
Companionship – Ahmed Nader - Egypt
Nile Grand Prize (Golden Mask of King Tut + $1500)
Pantheon - Ange-Régis Hounkpatin - Benin
Jury Prize (Silver Mask of King Tut + $500)
Nice Very Nice - El Kheyer Zidani
Best Artistic Achievement (Bronze Mask of King Tut + Certificate of Appreciation)
Imfura – Samuel Ishimwe - Rwanda
The Freedoms and Human Rights jury,
Rashid Almashharawi Director Palestine
Tamer Habib Screenwriter Egypt
Mohamed Hefzy Producer and screenwriter Egypt
Ghada Gobbara Editor and professor at the Higher Cinema Institute Egypt
Kinda Alouch Actress Syria
Where 14 films from 11 countries competed, and the awards are
Special Mention for a Long Narrative (Certificate of Appreciation)
Borders – Apolline Traoré – Burkina Faso
Long Narrative Film (Golden Mask of King Tut + $1000)
Northern Wind – Walid Mattar – Tunisia/France/Belgium
Long Documentary Film (Silver Mask of King Tut + $700)
Liyana – Aaron Kopp & Amanda Kopp – USA/Swaziland
Short Film (Bronze Mask of King Tut + $500)
Off Path – Julie Jouve & Rida Belghiat – France/Algeria
Egyptian Critics Association award, named after the Egyptian critic Samir Farid, whose jury consisted of Mr. Farouq Abdel Khalek, Ms. Soheir Fahmy and Mr. Khaled Abdel Aziz, and the award went to Wallay by Berni Goldblat from Burkina Faso
STEP Award for development of a long narrative film ($5000), whose jury consisted of director and screenwriter Amir Ramesis, producer Farouq Abdel Khalek and critc Hala el mawy, was awarded to the project You Will Die at Twenty, Egyptian-Sudanese co-production, to be directed by Amgad Abo El Alaa and produced by Hossam Elwan.
Independent Shabab Foundation (Radwan El-Kashef) Prize (Golden Mask of King Tut + $1000) Benzine - Sarra Abidi - Tunisia
National completion for student films jury of director Khaled El Hagar, cinematographer Saeed Sheemy and director Saad Hendawy, and the awards are
Nile Grand Prize (Golden Mask of King Tut + 10,000 EGP)
Into Reverse – Noha Adel
Jury Prize (Silver Mask of King Tut + 8000 EGP)
Taken Orally – Ibrahim Omar Saleh
Best Artistic Achievement (Bronze Mask of King Tut + Certificate of Appreciation)
Jomar – Ibrahim Farag Ali
And the long documentary jury of
Keith Shiri Critic and director Zimbabwe
Samir Auf Director Egypt
Mama Keita Director Senegal
Rahma Montaser Editor and professor at the Higher Cinema Institute Egypt
Az Larabe Alaoui Director Morocco
And the awards went to
Special Mention (Certificate of Appreciation)
Sister Courage – Salim Trabelsi & Latifa Doghri
Nile Grand Prize (Golden Mask of King Tut + $1500)
Mama Colonel – Dieudo Hamadi - Congo
Jury Prize (Silver Mask of King Tut + $1000)
Waithira – Eva Munyiri - Kenya
Best Artistic Achievement (Bronze Mask of King Tut + Certificate of Appreciation)
New Moon – Philippa Herrmann - Kenya
As for the long narrative competition whose jury was
Souleyman Cissé Director Mali
Laila Eloui Actress Egypt
Ardiouma Soma Critic and president of Fespaco festival Burkina Faso
Asser Yassin Actor Egypt
And the awards are
Nile Grand Prize (Golden Mask of King Tut + Trophy of the Arab African Center + $2000)
The Originals – Marwan Hamed - Egypt
Jury Prize (Silver Mask of King Tut + $1000)
Keteke – Peter Sedufia - Ghana
Best Artistic Achievement (Bronze Mask of King Tut + Certificate of Appreciation)
Benzine – Sondos Belhassen – Tunisia
