TAF awards offer a financial reward to winning filmmakers, along with a one-of-a-kind trophy designed by Habiba El-Sayed, a ceramic artist in Toronto. Habiba designed the award to incorporate traditional motifs and more modern aesthetics, landing on “traditional mashrabihya, which are Islamic privacy screens, using a wood finish and incorporating that with a more sleek look of mirror. In this case, the mirror represents the way filmmakers are reflected in the works they create, and the way they reflect the experiences of the world around them.”
NAKHEEL JURY AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER
A Second Life
2021 | 92mins | Tunisia | EnglishGadeha (12) happens one day to be the victim of a car accident. He undergoes surgery. Penniless, his mother, Borkana, […]
HONOURABLE MENTION
Algerian Chronicles
2021 | 74mins | France | Arabic, FrenchSummer 2019, Zak wanders around the streets of Alger and dives into the Hirak, a series of protests happening in […]
JURY
Dima Toukan
Dima Toukan has over 20 years experience in the audio visual industry and is an award-winning creative producer. She has worked with […]
QAYQUB JURY AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
WINNER
Brown Bread & Apricots
2020 | 8mins | Canada, Jordan | ArabicIn the absence of his parents, an unruly teenager is presented with a crucial test of character devised by his […]
JURY
Toleen Touq
Toleen Touq is a curator, cultural producer and facilitator working between Toronto, Canada and Amman, Jordan. In Amman, she is co-founding […]
JUTHOUR JURY AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER, SHORT FILM
WINNER فائز
Warsha
2022 | 16mins | Lebanon | ArabicA Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most […]
