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10/30/23, 9:59 AM Sharjah Film Festival honours filmmakers and closes the curtains of its tenth edition
At this grand finale, the festival celebrated the

exceptional talents of filmmakers and directors across

seven distinctive categories. The coveted title of "Best

Feature Film" was awarded to "Nezouh," directed by

Soudade Kaadan, while the "Best GCC Short Film"

accolade was claimed by "Sukoon," Directed by Ahsan

Minhas and Marwan Bakri. The heartwarming film "Hope,"

created by Kanto Randresy, Oualid Laouer, Lucie Jean,

Maxime Pitrou, and Henry Mbouen, clinched the "Best

Students Film" award. In the realm of young cinema,

"Conscience," directed by Mujtaba Al-Hejji, earned

recognition as the “Best Child Made Film.”

In the international category, Amir Honarmand's

"Silkworm" was hailed as the "Best International Short

Film," and Marjolaine Perreten's "Pebble Hill" triumphed

in the category of "Best Short Animated Film." Kaisa

Naess's enchanting creation, "Titina," was crowned as

the "Best Animated Feature Film." Special mentions were

accorded to "Cat Kiss" by Hwang Soo-bin and "Aleise"

by Abdullah Saharti.

In her address, Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah Al Qasimi,

Director FANN and SIFF, emphasised how the festival's

offerings had fostered creativity and inspiration among

the younger generation. She expressed her heartfelt

sentiments: "As we reach the culmination of the festival,

we honour the artisans and storytellers whose films we

passionately followed. Over five days, we were

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