Updated: October 20, 2008
The View wins a Black Pearl for Best Short Film at the Middle East Int'l Film Festival 2008
(Abu Dhabi, 19th October 2008) The official Black Pearl Awards ceremony for the second annual Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage ADACH) was presented at Emirates Palace on Sunday 19th October.
The awards were the culmination of ten action-packed days of cinema, with 152 movies and 186 screenings shown in five Abu Dhabi venues. A total of 76 feature films and 34 short films from over 35 countries competed for the MEIFF 2008 Black Pearl Awards.
Winners of the US$1 million MEIFF 2008 Black Pearl Awards were announced at the festival’s closing night ceremony, directed and choreographed by Otis Sallid.
Director Ridley Scott’s latest film ‘Body of Lies’ made its Middle East premiere at MEIFF’s Closing Night Gala, attended by star of the film, Michael Gaston, along with British actor Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love) and well-known French actress Eva Green (Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royal). A host of Arabic personalities also attended including Yousra, Elham Shaeen, Solaf Fawakherji, Mostafa Shaban, Abdulaziz Al Jazem and Khaled Saleh.
MEIFF 2008 Black Pearl Award Winners:
The Black Pearl for Best Narrative - Short Film- $75.000
The View Co-Directors: Hazim Bitar & Rifqi Assaf. Producer: Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Script: Hazim Bitar & Rifqi Assaf Dialogue: Hazim Bitar Cast: Rabee Zureikat, Kian Hattar, Feras Jabari Editing: Hazim Bitar Cinematography: Hazim Bitar Script Advisor: Adnan Mdanat
The View has previously won Best Short Film at the 14th Franco-Arab Film Festival.
- Middle East Int'l Film Festival http://www.meiff.com
- The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Web: http://JordanianFilms.com Email: Hazim.Bitar@...
- The View: Festival Schedule http://JordanianFilms.com/oct-12-08-theview-schedule.htm
- The View: Film Information http://JordanianFilms.com/may-21-08-theview.htm
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