Critics Awards For Arab Films Nominations

From Left to Right: Adam Bessa, Maryam Touzani, Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, and Clara Couturet - Dominique Charriau / Stephane Cardinale - Corbi, Andreas Rentz / Daniele Venturelli

The Critics Awards for Arab Films is an initiative created and overseen by the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) that will bring together film critics from across the world to select the best Arab films every year in the following categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Documentary. Judged by 193 critics from 72 countries, the winners will be announced at the Cannes Film Festival ceremony on May 16, 2023. Among the nominees, The Blue Caftan received the most nominations, totaling 7.
The nominees within their respective categories are listed below.

Best Film

  • The Blue Caftan (Morocco)

    • Dir. Maryam Touzani

  • Hanging Gardens (Iraq)

    • Dir. Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji  

  • Alam (Palestine)

    • Dir. Firas Khoury

Best Actor

  • Adam BessaHarka (Tunisia)

  • Saleh BakriThe Blue Caftan (Palestine)

  • Hussain Mohammad JaleelHanging Gardens (Iraq)

Best Actress

  • Lubna AzabalThe Blue Caftan (Morocco)

  • Clara CouturetDirty, Difficult, Dangerous (Ethiopia) 

  • Fatma OussaifiAshkal (Tunisia) 

Best Director

  • Youssef ChebbiAshka (Tunisia)

  • Maryam TouzaniThe Blue Caftan (Moracco)

  • Erige Sehiri, Under The Fig Trees (Tunisia) 

Best Screenplay

  • Erige SehiriUnder The Fig Trees (Tunisia)

  • Maryam Touzani-Nabil AyouchThe Blue Caftan (Morocco)

  • Soudade KaadanNezouah (Syria)  

Best Cinematography 

  • Frida MarzoukUnder The Fig Trees (Tunisia) 

  • Pierre AïmQueens (France) 

  • Virginie SurdejThe Blue Caftan (Poland) 

Best Editing

  • Julie LénaQueens (France)

  • Valentin FéronAshkal (France)

  • Sophie Corra, Thomas NilesHarka (United States / Canada)

Best Music

  • Eli Keszler, Harka (United States)

  • Amin Bouhafa, Under The Fig Trees, (Tunisia)

  • Kristian Eidnes Andersen, The Blue Caftan (Denmark)

Best Documentary

  • Foragers, Jumana Manna (Palestine) 

  • Sirens, Rita Baghdad (Lebanon)

  • My Lost Country, Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez (Iraq)

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