Tunis, Tunisia: The 36th Carthage Film Festival was capped off on Saturday evening at the Opera Theatre of the City of Culture in Tunis.
The feature film The Stories was crowned winner of the Golden Tanit for feature-length fiction films, while the Silver Tanit went to the Nigerian film My Father's Shadow. The Jordanian film Sink secured the Bronze Tanit.
The judging panel awarded an Honorary Prize to the Tunisian film The Voice of Hind Rajab, with actress Saja Kilani taking home the Best Actress Award for her performance in the same film.
Meanwhile, the Tunisian film Where the Wind Takes Us claimed both the Best Screenplay Award and the Audience Award.
The Chadian film Diya earned the prizes for Best Music and Best Editing, while the Saudi film Hijra won Best Cinematography. The Best Actor Award was presented to Saudi actor Nawwaf Al Dhafiri.
In the feature-length documentary contest, the Senegalese film Clinging captured the Golden Tanit, the Iraqi documentary The Lions on the Tigris River received the Silver Tanit, and the Tunisian film Above the Hill was awarded the Bronze Tanit.
In the short film competition, the Egyptian film 32: Internal Problems won the Golden Tanit, while the Palestinian short Endangered took the Silver Tanit, and the Lebanese film Still Swimming secured the Bronze Tanit.
The Palestinian cause featured prominently in the latest edition through the screening of the documentary From Zero Distance by Rashid Masharawi, which was screened during the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Founded in 1966, the Carthage Film Festival is regarded as the oldest film festival in the Global South and continues to be held on a regular basis.
Its 36th edition opened the aperture of cinematic engagement with world cinema, dedicating wide-ranging programs to global film, environmental issues, and initiatives supporting Arab and African cinematic projects.
