Tunis – The film "Red Children" by director Lotfi Achour (Tunisia) won the top prize (Golden Tanit) in the official competition for feature films at the 35th Carthage Film Days, which took place from December 14 to 21.
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The second prize (Silver Tanit) went to the feature film "To an Unknown World" by director Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine), while the Bronze Tanit was awarded to the feature film "Demba" by director Mamadou Dia from Senegal.
The Best Actor Award was given to Sami Lacha from Algeria for the film "The Disappearance," and the Best Actress Award went to Solaf Fawakhirji from Syria for the film "Salma.
" The Best Screenplay Award went to Budi Asianbien for the film "The Man is Dead" (Nigeria). The Best First Film Award (Taher Charia Award) went to the feature film "TV 5 Monde."
In a special mention, the Jury Prize was awarded to the film "Searching for an Exit for Mr. Rambo," directed by Khaled Mansour (Egypt), and the Best Editing Award went to Camille Topkis for the film "Aisha" (Tunisia).
The Best Cinematography Award was given to Mustafa Al-Kashif for the film "The Village Near Paradise" (Somalia), and the Best Music Award went to Hani Adel for the film "Arza" (Lebanon).
The Audience Award for the short fiction film went to "In the Waiting Room" directed by Moatasem Taha (Palestine), and the Audience Award for the feature film was shared equally between "Salma" directed by Jud Saeed (Syria) and "Red Children" directed by Lotfi Achour (Tunisia).
In the official competition for short films, the Golden Tanit was awarded to the short film "Afterward, Nothing Will Happen" directed by Ibrahim Omar (Sudan), the Silver Tanit went to the short film "Sweeter Than the Earth" directed by Sharif Al-Bandari (Egypt), and the Bronze Tanit went to the short film "On the Edge" directed by Sahar Al-Ashi (Tunisia).
In the official competition for long documentaries, the Golden Tanit was awarded to the Palestinian film "The Film is a Guerilla Operation" directed by Kamal Jafari, the Silver Tanit went to the long documentary "Tongo SAA, Rising Up at Night" directed by Nelson Mkingo (Democratic Republic of Congo), and the Bronze Tanit went to the long documentary "Matila" directed by Abdullah Yahya (Tunisia).
Jordan was the guest of honor at the 35th Carthage Film Days, which concluded on Saturday evening, with 12 films that allowed the audience to explore dynamic Jordanian cinema, which has gained recognition in recent years thanks to a new generation of young filmmakers and the support provided, especially by the Royal Film Commission.