The Damascus International Film Festival () is a biennial November film festival hosted by the government of Syria since 1979.
The festival was established by the late Syrian film director Muhammad Shahin. It alternates with the Carthage Film Festival. Up to 1999, the festival's competition focused on films from Arab countries, Latin America and Asia. Since 2001 the festival has an international focus.
Award winners Year Best film Best actor Best actress19791st Sun of the Hyenas Fences19812nd The Survivors Fragments19833rd Last of Presents19854th Remedy Syed Ali Koiratfor Kingdom of Dreams Naglaa Fathifor Sorry, Law19875th A Successful Man Ahmed Zakifor The Wife of an Important Man Pan Hongfor The Last Empress Mahua Roychoudhuryfor Man and Woman19896th Nights of the Jackal Asaad Feddafor Nights of the JackalFatima Belhadjfor The Citadel19917th Supporting Roles The Kit Kat Mahmoud Abdel Azizfor The Kit Kat Luisa Pérez Nietofor Supporting Roles19938th The Frontier Abdellatif Kechichefor Bezness Dimple Kapadiafor The Mourner19959th Amnesia Tayser Idrisfor Rising Rain Mohamed Ali Allaloufor Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper Amel Hédhilifor The Silences of the Palace Lucyfor The Stolen Joy199710th Tieta of Agreste The Captain Tao Hongfor Colors of the Blind199911th Fallen Angels Paradise Tamara Acostafor The Revenge200112th Aberdeen Josse De Pauwfor Everybody's Famous! Licia Magliettafor Bread and Tulips200313th Dolls200514th Little Sky200715thThat Winter Julio Chávezfor The Other All actressesfor Caramel200816th Empties Reza Najifor The Song of Sparrows Kristin Scott Thomasfor I've Loved You So Long200917th Treeless Mountain Vladimir Ilyin & Aleksey Vertkovfor Ward No. 6 Giovanna Mezzogiornofor Victory201018th Outside the Law George Piştereanufor If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Gabriela Maria Schmeidefor The Hairdresser
References
External links , the Damascus International Film Festival official website