Young female filmmakers took home the lions share of awards in Emirates and International Shorts competitions of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.Scroll down for full list of winners
The next generation of Emirati filmmakers will made up in large part by women, guaging by the winners of the Emirates Film Competition (Efc) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The ceremony to announce the ‘Black Pearl Awards’, held at the Emirates Palace, saw all six student prizes won by women including Noura Al Zarouni for her narrative short I Don’t Understand and Reem Al Meqbali for her short documentary Oops!.
Hosting the event, presenter Said Al mamari said: “Congratulations to the female winners. And they say it’s a macho society!”
Now in its 12th year, this year’s selection comprised 49 short films from across the Gulf region, including 36 from the UAE.
The Efc jury was led by Ahmed Rachedi (Algeria) and comprised Oday Rasheed (Iraq...
The next generation of Emirati filmmakers will made up in large part by women, guaging by the winners of the Emirates Film Competition (Efc) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The ceremony to announce the ‘Black Pearl Awards’, held at the Emirates Palace, saw all six student prizes won by women including Noura Al Zarouni for her narrative short I Don’t Understand and Reem Al Meqbali for her short documentary Oops!.
Hosting the event, presenter Said Al mamari said: “Congratulations to the female winners. And they say it’s a macho society!”
Now in its 12th year, this year’s selection comprised 49 short films from across the Gulf region, including 36 from the UAE.
The Efc jury was led by Ahmed Rachedi (Algeria) and comprised Oday Rasheed (Iraq...
- 10/30/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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