The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is an annual film festival for African cinema held in Luxor, Egypt. Founded in 2012, the Luxor African Film Festival is run by the Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF). In October 2019 the Malmö Arab Film Festival recognized LAFF for having "made great strides and [become] one of the most important festivals specialized in African cinema".Luxor African Film Festival Night makes waves in Malmö, Sweden, Ahram Online, 7 October 2019.
Writer Sayed Fouad and director Azza al-Husseny were involved as festival's cofounders. First conceived in mid-2010, the first edition took place in February 2012.Thoraia Abou Bakr, Luxor hosts second Luxor African Film Festival, Daily News Egypt, March 19, 2013.
Awards The festival awards prizes for both short and long films. In 2013 the prizes were as follows: The Grand Nile Prize for Best Long Film: $10,000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen The Jury Prize for Long Film: $8,000 and The Silver Mask of Tutankhamen The Prize for Best Artistic Contribution in a Long Film: $5,000 and The Bronze Mask of Tutankhamen The Grand Nile Prize for Short Film: $5,000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen The Jury Prize for Short Film: $4,000 and The Silver Mask of Tutankhamen The Prize for Best Artistic Contribution in a Short Film: $3,000 and The Bronze Mask of Tutankhamen
Annual editions
Edition Dates Prizes 1st February 2012 Grand Nile Prize (Long Film): Soul BoyJury Prize (Long Film): Our Beloved SudanBest Artistic Achievement (Long Film): Born on the 25th of JanuaryGrand Nile Prize (Short Film): Short LifeJury Prize (Short Film): The Cry of the DoveBest Artistic Achievement (Short Film): The Bottom of the PitRadwan Al-Kashef Award (Short Film): Living Skin and The Cassava Metaphor 2nd 18–24 March 2013 Salah Abou-Seif Best Film Award (Long Film): Hidden BeautiesSpecial Jury Award (Long Film): Nairobi Half LifeTechnical Achievement Award (Long Film): La PirogueCertificates of Recognition (Long Film): Coming Forth by Day and Town of RunnersBest Film Award (Short Film): Habsin / Softly on Saturday MorningSpecial Jury Award (Short Film): StudioTechnical Achievement Award (Short Film): 9th April 1938: BousculadesRadwan El-Kashef Award: My Beautiful Nightmare 3rd 2014 Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): Imbabazi: The PardonJury Prize (Long Narrative): The RooftopsBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): Tall As A Baobab TreeSpecial Awards: Hassan Ben Badida and Jim NeversinkGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): Doaa AzizaJury Prize (Long Documentary): The Devil's LairBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): The River and Emirs in WonderlandGrand Nile Prize (Short Narrative): Wooden HandGrand Nile Prize (Short Documentary): Made in GougouBest Artistic Achievement (Short Film): Haunted SoulsSpecial Mention: Reda and The ProjectionistRadwan Al-Kashef Award: El Bostan El Saaed Street 4th 2015 Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): The Blue ElephantJury Prize (Long Narrative): The Sea Is BehindBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): Beti and AmareSpecial Mentions: L'Œil Du Cyclone and UmutomaGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): Beats of the AntonovJury Prize (Long Documentary): Suffering is a School of WisdomBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): Paths to FreedomRadwan al-Kashef Prize: The Past Will ReturnGrand Nile Prize (Short Narrative): WardaGrand Nile Prize (Short Documentary): MotherlandSpecial Mention: Matanga and Father 5th 17 – 23 March 2016Actor Mahmoud Hemeda named honorary president of 38th Cairo Film Festival, Ahram Online, 27 March 2016. Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): MonaJury Prize (Long Narrative): Without RegretBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): Free StateGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): We Have Never Been KidsJury Prize (Long Documentary): SembeneBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): Roundabout In My HeadGrand Nile Prize (Short Narrative): StrandedGrand Nile Prize (Short Documentary): Aida 6th Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): KalushiJury Prize (Long Narrative): The Children of the MountainBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): Our Preacher and HediGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): Footprints of Pan-AfricanismJury Prize (Long Documentary): Little EaglesBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): White PotionGrand Nile Prize (Short Film): Le Bleu, Blanc, Rouge des mes CheveuxJury Prize (Short Film): We Are Just Fine Like ThisBest Artistic Achievement (Short Film): Kandil El Bahr 7th 2018 Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): The OriginalsJury Prize (Long Narrative): KetekeBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): BenzineSamir Farid Award (Long Narrative): WallayRadwan El-Kashef Prize (Long Narrative): BenzineGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): Mama ColonelJury Prize (Long Documentary): WaithiraBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): New MoonSpecial Mention (Long Documentary): Sister CourageGrand Nile Prize (Short Film): PantheonJury Prize (Short Film): Nice, Very NiceBest Artistic Achievement (Short Film): ImfuraSpecial Mention (Short Film): Companionship 8th March 2019 Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative): The Burial of KojoJury Prize (Long Narrative): Exterior NightBest Artistic Achievement (Long Narrative): Sew the Winter to My SkinSpecial Mention (Long Narrative): Look At MeFIPRESCI Prize – LAFF 2019 (Long Narrative): Until the End of TimeRadwan El-Kashef Prize (Long Narrative): Mabata BataGrand Nile Prize (Long Documentary): Lost WarriorJury Prize (Long Documentary): Whispering Truth to PowerBest Artistic Achievement (Long Documentary): DreamawayBest Artistic Achievement (Freedom Film): House of the RiversJury Prize (Freedom Film): The Mercy of the JungleAl Husseiny Abou-Deif Prize (Freedom Film): UrgentGrand Nile Prize (Short Film): TimouraJury Prize (Short Film): Tithes and OfferingBest Artistic Achievement (Short Film): AlesSpecial Mention (Short Film): Sega
See also Lists of festivals References
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