Though I Know the River is Dry Titled Best Arab Short in Abu Dhabi

Winners in the shortfilm competition and emirati film competition were announced today inan awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi International Film Festival, one daybefore the major awards ceremony tonight.

The best Arab short filmaward went to “Though I Know the River is Dry,” aPalestinian-Egyptian co-production directed by Robert Omar Hamilton,after competing with 19 other films, in the international short filmcompetition. The Russian short “Certainty” wonthe best international short film.

The rest of the awards were asfollows:
Best Documentary Film:“The Day has Conquered Night” directed by Jean Gabrielle Periot
Best Animated Film:“Reality 2.0” directed by VictorOrozco Ramirez
BestProducer: Said Hamish for “Zakaria”, directed by Leila Bouzeid
BestProducer from the Arab World: Jaber Dezy for “Past Days” directedby Karim Mousawy

TheEmirati Film Competition Awards were as follows:
ShortFilms
FirstPrize: “Bedoun” by Mohamed Al-Ibrahim
SecondPrize: “By Time” directed by Malak Qouta
SpecialJury Prize: “PaternalAlphabet” directed by HamadAl-Our
StudentShort Films:FirstPrize: “I Can't understand” directed by Noura Al Zarouni
SecondPrize: “Mirror” directed by Amira Al-Qady
ThirdPrize: ”Sadness” directed by Omneya Al-Afifi

ShortDocumentaries:
FirstPrize: “Feeding 500” directed by Rafed Al-Harthy and Ray Haddad
Secondprize: “Crocodile” directed by Latifa Derwish and RawdaAl-Moghaysab
Juryprize: “Badr” directed by Latifa Derwish , Sara Al-Saady andMaria Asamy

StudentShort Documentaries:
FirstPrize: “Wahqa”directed by Reem Al-Miqbaly
SecondPrize: “Silent Art” directed by Hana Mary
ThirdPrize: “Against the Wind” directed by Aisha Abdallah
BestEmirati Film: “Paternal Alphabet” directed by Hamad Al-Our BestCinematography: “Mirror” - Hamda Al-Qubaisy
BestScreenplay: “Bedoun” - Mohamed Al-Ibrahim