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Two films by Egyptian directors Amir Ramses and Mustafa Murad scored an Audience Award and a Special Mention respectively at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (22-28 April, 2024).

The festival's closing ceremony took place on Saturday evening, revealing the winning films.

Amir Ramses' film The Nose and Three Eyes won the Audience Award in the Feature Film Competition.

The film is an adaptation of the Ihssan Abdel koudos’s novel with the same title. The film examines the life of a man torn between three women.

The film stars Dhafer L'abidine, Saba Mubarak, Salma Abu Deif, and Amina Khalil.

The Nose and Three Eyes had its world premiere at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) as part of the festival’s Arab Spectacular program

Mustafa Murad’s I Promise You Paradise received a Special Mention in the festival's Short Film Competition.

The film follows "Eissa, a 17-year-old African migrant in Egypt, who strives to beat the clock to save his loved ones whatever it takes," the synopsis reads. The film stars Kenyi Marcellno and Kenzy Mohamed.

I Promise You Paradise won the Nikon Discovery Award following its screening during the Critics Week at Cannes Film Festival 2023, where it was also nominated to the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize. It also scored awards at numerous other international festivals.

Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF), the largest film festival focusing on Arab Cinema in Europe, closed its 14th edition on Saturday.

This year, the official competition for feature films included 12 films, while the short film competition included 14 films.

Renowned Egyptian filmmaker Khairy Beshara was the festival's guest of honor.

The MAFF opened with the multi-award-winning Sudanese film Goodbye Julia, while the Saudi film Hajjan closed the festival.

Source: Al-Ahram Online