Egypt’s Luxor African FIlm Festival announces its award winners

CAIRO - 4 April 2021: The awards of the 10th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) were revealed during the closing ceremony.

The winners of the festival's 10th edition are as follows:

The Long Narrative Competition:

The best film award for ‘Zanka Contact’, directed by Ismaël Al-Iraki from Morocco

The jury award for ‘Air Conditioner’, directed by Fradique from Angola

Special mention to Khaled El-Sawy for his outstanding acting in the Egyptian film titled ‘For Rent’, directed by Islam Belal

The Long Documentary Competition:

The best documentary award to ‘Faritra’, directed by Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo and Luck Razanajaona from Madagascar

The jury award to ‘Downstream to Kinshasa’, directed by Dieudo Hamadi from Congo

The Diaspora Competition:

The best film award for ‘Farewell Amor’, directed by Ekwa Msangi from the USA

The jury award for ‘Becoming Black’, directed by Ines Johnson-Spain from Germany

Special mention to ‘Tilo Koto: Under The Sun’, directed by Sophie Bachelier and Valérie Malek from the Netherlands

The Short Films Competition:

The best short film award for ‘Good-Bye’, directed by Anthony Nti from Ghana

The jury award for ‘Ultimate Ink’, directed by Yazid Al-Kadiri from Morocco

Special mention to Al-Tayeb Al-Hadi Al-Tayeb for his acting in ‘Listen To My Dance’, directed by Alyaa Sirelkhatim from Sudan

The FEPRESCI award went to ‘This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection’, directed by Lemhang Jeremiah Mosese from Lesotho

The Radwan El-Kashef award, which is presented by the Shebab Independent Young Artists, was offered to ‘For Rent’, directed by Islam Belal