‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Four Daughters’ Top Critics Awards For Arab Films

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s  4 Daughters and Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani’s drama Farewell Julia crowned the prizes on the eighth Critics Awards for Arab Motion pictures, which have been introduced at the fringes of the Cannes Movie Pageant on Saturday.

Farewell Julia received Very best Property Movie and Very best Screenplay. 4 Daughters, which was once nominated for perfect documentary component at this hour’s Academy Awards received for Very best Director, Very best Documentary and Very best Modifying.

Each motion pictures international premiered in Cannes Respectable Variety in 2023.

In alternative prizes, Mouna Hawa received Very best Actress for her efficiency in Jordanian director Amjad Al-Rasheed’s inshallah A Boy, which additionally clinched Very best Cinematography. Saleh Bakri was once named Very best Actor for his top position in West Warehouse drama The Schoolmaster via UK-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi.

hour’s version of the Critics’ Awards for Arab Motion pictures offered a brandnew Very best Cut Movie division which was once received via the Morad Mostafa’s I Commitment You Paradise. Alternative winners incorporated Amin Bouhafa’s Saudi component Hajjan, which received Very best Song.

Arranged via the Arab Cinema Heart, in collaboration with MAD Answers, the World Rising Movie Ability Affiliation, and NEFT Rising Movie Ability World Festival, the eighth version of the awards was once voted on via greater than 200 movie critics from all over the world.

The 2024 nominees and winners (in daring)

Very best Property Movie

GOODBYE JULIA | Mohamed Kordofani | SudanINSHALLAH A BOY | Amjad Al-Rasheed | Jordan HAJJAN | Abu Bakr Shawky| Saudi ArabiaTHE TEACHER | Farah Nabulsi | PalestineTHE BURDENED | Amr Gamal | Yemen

Very best Director

Mohamed Kordofani | GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan Kaouther Ben Hania | FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia Karim Bensalah | SIX FEET OVER | FranceAsmae ElMoudir | THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES | MoroccoAmjad Al-Rasheed | INSHALLAH A BOY | Jordan

Very best Screenplay

Mohamed Kordofani | GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan Amr Gamal, Mazen Refaat | THE BURDENED | YemenKamal Al-Azrak | HOUNDS | MoroccoDelphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al-Rasheed | INSHALLAH A BOY | JordanOmar Shama, Mufarrij Almajfel, Abu Bakr Shawky | HAJJAN | Saudi Arabia

Very best Actress

Mouna Hawa  | INSHALLAH A BOY | JordanEiman Yousif | GOODBYE JULIA | SudanHend Sabry | KIRA & EL GIN | EgyptHend Sabry  | FOUR DAUGHTERS | TunisiaAdwa Bader | NAGA | Saudi Arabia

Very best Actor

Ibrahim Al-Hasawi | HAJJAN | Saudi ArabiaMajd Mastoura | FOUR DAUGHTERS | TunisiaAyoub Elaid  | HOUNDS  | MoroccoSaleh Bakri | THE TEACHER | PalestineNazar Goma | GOODBYE JULIA | Sudan

Very best Documentary

FOUR DAUGHTERS | Kaouther Ben Hania | TunisiaTHE MOTHER OF ALL LIES | Asmae ElMoudir | MoroccoQ | Jude Chehab | LebanonUNDER THE SKY OF DAMASCUS | Talal Derki, Heba Khaled, Ali Wajeeh | SyriaLIFE IS BEAUTIFUL | Mohamed Jabaly | Palestine

Very best Cut Movie

I PROMISE YOU PARADISE | Morad Mostafa | EgyptLES CHENILLES | Noel Keserwany, Michelle Keserwany  | LebanonTHE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY | Faris Alrjoob | JordanSEA SALT | Leila Basma | LebanonTHE KEY | Rakan Mayasi | Palestine

Very best Song

Amine Bouhafa | HAJJAN | Saudi ArabiaAmine Bouhafa | FOUR DAUGHTERS | TunisiaMazen Hamid | GOODBYE JULIA | SudanOmar Fadel | NAGA | Saudi ArabiaAlex Baranowski | THE TEACHER | Palestine

Very best Cinematography 

Farouk Laâridh | FOUR DAUGHTERS | TunisiaKanamé Onoyama | INSHALLAH A BOY | JordanGilles Porte | THE TEACHER | PalestineGerry Vasbenter | HAJJAN | Saudi ArabiaAhmad Al Morsy | KIRA & EL GIN | Egypt

Very best Modifying

Ahmed Hafez | INSHALLAH A BOY | JordanHeba Othman | GOODBYE JULIA | SudanFahd Ahmed | Q | LebanonSarah Peczek | HAJJAN | Saudi ArabiaQutaiba Barhamji | FOUR DAUGHTERS | Tunisia