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
Six Feet Over
2023 | 96mins | France, Algeria | Arabic, FrenchSon of a former Algerian diplomat Sofiane lived his entire life to this point abroad. Now a student in Lyon, […]
HONOURABLE MENTION
The Tedious Tour of M
2023 | 76mins | Egypt | ArabicA peanuts street vendor who turned into one of the stars of the modern history of Egyptian literature in the […]
JURY
Nisreen Baker
Nisreen Baker is a director, producer and screenwriter who has been working in the film industry for over 20 years, […]
Mariam El Ajraoui
Mariam El Ajraoui is a Moroccan-French scholar specializing in the cinemas of the Arab world, which she examines from a […]
Mouwafak Chourbagui
Mouwafak Chourbagui is an Egyptian-Lebanese festival programmer and writer based in Cairo, Egypt. He first stumbled into the cinema industry […]QAYQUB JURY AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
WINNER
VHS Tape Replaced
2023 | 17mins | Saudi Arabia, Canada | ArabicSet in 1987, a young black Saudi man attempts to impress a girl by mimicking the music video of Crown, […]
HONOURABLE MENTION
Somewhere, but not here
2022 | 23mins | Canada | Arabic, English, FrenchMiles away, I watch the slow erasing of my home. Scattered between two places, I am no longer anywhere.
JURY
Saoussane Boutarta
Saoussane Boutarta is a Moroccan-Canadian journalist and communications expert based in Canada, holding a BA in Psychology. With over a […]
Karan Archana
Karan Archana is a Sainte-Adèle, Québec based writer/filmmaker. Their first short film ‘Faceless’ (2012), explored supremacy of the white majority […]
Fatima Wardy
Fatima Wardy is a Sudanese and British filmmaker, currently based in Austin, Texas. Her upcoming short ‘White Musk’ was selected […]JUTHOUR JURY AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER, SHORT FILM
WINNER فائز
Beneath a Mother’s Feet
2023 | 15mins | United Kingdom, Morocco | ArabicA single mother in Morocco, trapped in a mundane existence, confronts her dreams and fears, leading to the agonising decision […]
HONOURABLE MENTION
Hanina/Homesick
2023 | 8mins | Egypt, United States | ArabicA young girl flies back in time to her drowned homeland, guided by the songs and stories of her community
JURY
Saoussane Boutarta
Saoussane Boutarta is a Moroccan-Canadian journalist and communications expert based in Canada, holding a BA in Psychology. With over a […]
Karan Archana
Karan Archana is a Sainte-Adèle, Québec based writer/filmmaker. Their first short film ‘Faceless’ (2012), explored supremacy of the white majority […]
Fatima Wardy
Fatima Wardy is a Sudanese and British filmmaker, currently based in Austin, Texas. Her upcoming short ‘White Musk’ was selected […]YAMAMA AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER
VHS Tape Replaced
2023 | 17mins | Saudi Arabia, Canada | ArabicSet in 1987, a young black Saudi man attempts to impress a girl by mimicking the music video of Crown, […]
HONOURABLE MENTION
I Never Promised You A Jasmine Garden
2023 | 20mins | Canada | Arabic, EnglishTara, a queer Palestinian woman in her late 20s, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call […]