Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) tonight revealed the winners of this year\u2019s prestigious Yusr Awards, during the Closing Ceremony finale of its fifth edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gala also saw the presentation of four honourary awards \u2013 to Academy Award winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky<\/strong> (Caught Stealing<\/em>), presented by Ali Kalthami; filmmaker and musician Idris Elba <\/strong>(Dust to Dreams<\/em>), presented by Salman Khan; Academy Award winning actor and composer Sir Anthony Hopkins<\/strong> (The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>), presented by Yousra; and Saudi actor and filmmaker Ahd Kamel<\/strong> (Wadjda<\/em>), presented by Shailene Woodley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The awards were judged by Head of Jury Sean Baker and his Features jury \u2013 Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal<\/em>), Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight<\/em>), celebrated Ukrainian-French actor Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace<\/em>) and Academy Award nominated Lebanese actor and director Nadine Labaki (Capernaum<\/em>) \u2013 as well the Shorts jury, Jordanian writer-director Darin J. Sallam (Farha<\/em>), Saudi actress Nour Alkhadra (HWJN<\/em>), and two-time Academy Award-winning Danish producer Kim Magnusson (Helium<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Full list of awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Al Sharq Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Awarded for Best Documentary In Competition \u2013 $10 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: Juliette Binoche for IN-I: IN MOTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: HIJRA \u2013 Directed by Shahad Ameen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Film AlUla Audience Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: MY FATHER\u2019S SCENT \u2013 Directed by Mohamed Siam<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shorts Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Special Mention Short Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: JEEM 1983 \u2013 Directed by Jorj Abou Mhaya<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silver Yusr Short Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $12,500 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EMPTY LANDS \u2013 Directed by Karim Eldin Elalfy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden Yusr Best Short Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $25 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: COYOTES \u2013 Directed by Said Zagha<\/p>\n\n\n\n Features Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Cinematic Achievement<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: NIGHTTIME SOUNDS \u2013 Directed by Zhang Zhongchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Best Actress<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: Seo Su-Bin \u2013 THE WORLD OF LOVE<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Best Actor<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: George Khabbaz \u2013 YUNAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Best Screenplay<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $10 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD \u2013 Directed by Cyril Aris<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Best Director<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $10 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: Ameer Fakher Eldin \u2013 YUNAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yusr Jury Prize<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $10 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: HIJRA \u2013 Directed by Shahad Ameen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silver Yusr Feature Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $30 000 prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: ALL THAT\u2019S LEFT OF YOU \u2013 Directed by Cherien Dabis<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden Yusr Best Feature Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With a $100 000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: LOST LAND \u2013 Directed by Akio Fujimoto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) tonight revealed the winners of this year\u2019s prestigious Yusr Awards, during the Closing Ceremony finale of its fifth edition. The Gala also saw the presentation of four honourary awards \u2013 to Academy Award winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Caught Stealing), presented by Ali Kalthami; filmmaker and musician Idris […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":61882,"template":"","class_list":["post-61788","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/61788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}