Feature film competition
Best Picture: “Zindeeq” directed by Michel Khleifi / Palestine - United Kingdom - United Arab Emirates
Special Jury Prize: Mirzak Alouchi for “Harragas” / Algeria
Short Film Competition
First Prize: “Chicken Heads” directed by Bassam Ali Jarbawi / Palestine
Special Jury Prize: “9aab” (“9 August”) directed by Talal Khoury / Lebanon
Second Prize: “Rhapsody In Autumn” directed by Aida Elkashef / Egypt / 2008
Featured Jury: “Shrouq / Ghroub” (“Sunrise / Sunset”) directed by Mohammad Aldhahri / Saudi Arabia
Documentary Film Competition
First Prize: “12 Angry Lebanese - The Documentary,” directed by Zeina Daccache / Lebanon
Special Jury Prize: “Garbage Dreams” directed by Mai Iskander / USA
Second Prize: “Al Awda Ela Al That” (“Back To One's Roots”) directed by Bilal Yousef / Morocco
Noted by the jury: “Ashlaa” (“In Pieces”) directed by Hakim Belabbes / Morocco
Best Actress: Nasriin Faur for his role in the film “Amreeka” / USA - Canada - Kuwait
Best Actor: Said Bey for his role in the film “The Man Who Sold The World” / Morocco Best Director of Photography: Nancy Abdel Fatta for the film “Wahed-Sifr” (“One-Zero”) / Egypt
Best composer: Le Trio Joubran for the music for the movie “Adieu Gary” (“Farewell Gary”) / France
Best Editing: Ahmed Dawood for “Asafeer El Neel” (“The Nile Birds”) / Egypt
Best Screenplay: Miriam Naoum for “Wahed-Sefr” (“One-Zero”) / Egypt
Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards / Asian and African Film Competition
Feature film competition
Best Picture: “Lola” directed by Brilliante Mendoza / France - Philippines
Special Jury Prize: Mohammad Rasoulof for “Keshtzarhaye Sepid” (“The White Meadows”) / Iran
Short Film Competition
First Prize: “Un Transport En Commun” (“Saint Louis Blues”) directed by Dyana Gaye / France-Senegal
Special Jury Prize: “Don't Step Out Of The House,” directed by Sung-Hee Jo / South Korea
Second Prize: “Vitthal” directed by Vinoo Choliparambil / India
Documentary Film Competition
First Prize: “Futsu No Shigoto Ga Shitai” (“A Normal Life, Please”) directed by Tokachi Tsuchiya / Japan
Special Jury Prize: “The Silver Fez,” directed by Lungd Ross / South Africa
Second Prize: “Lieux Saints” (“Sacred Places”) directed by Jean-Marie Teno / Cameroon - France
Best Actress: Denise Newman for role in “Shirley Adams” / South Africa
Best actor: Hasan Pourshirazi for role in “Keshtzarhaye Sepid” (“The White Meadows”) / Iran
Best Director of Photography: Channa Deshapriya for “Ahasin Wetei” (“Between Two Worlds”) / Sri Lanka - France
Best composer: Akritscharlem Kalayanamitr and Koichi Shimizu for the music for the film “Nang Mai” (“Nymph”) / Thailand - Netherlands
Best Editing: Garref Fredgley for “Shirley Adams” / South Africa
Best Screenplay: Eun-kyo Park and Bong Joon for “Mother” / South Korea
