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Jawahine Zentar celebrates her win
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Attendees and winners on stage at the Closing Night Gala Awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah. All photos: Getty Images
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From left, Obaid Alwadaani; a guest; Ra’ed Alshammari; Mohammed Al Turki, chief executive of Red Sea International Film Festival; Yousra and Jomana AlRashid
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May Odeh, Hussein Mohamad, director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, Nida Manzoor and guests celebrate their award for Best Film for Hanging Gardens
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Hussein Mohamad, director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, May Odeh, Mohammed Al Turki, Jomana AlRashid with other guests, celebrate the Best Film win for Hanging Gardens
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From left, Ahmed Zitouni, director Damien Ounouri, Imen Nel, Tahar Zaoui and Fouad Trifi with the award for Best Actress presented to Adila Bendimerad
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Obaid Alwadaani and Ra’ed Alshammari with the cast and crew with the Red Sea Competition jury prize for for Within Sand
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'Hanging Gardens' director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji with a guest
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Naomi Campbell at the event
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From left, Ozzy Agu, a guest, Joana Hadjithomas and Shahad Ameen
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From left, Ahmed Zitouni, Damien Ounouri and Imen Nel
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Antoine Khalife, Yousra, Mohammed Al Turki and Jomana AlRashid
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Antoine Khalife, director of Arab programs and film classics at the Red Sea International Film Festival, picked up the award for Best Director on behalf of Lotfy Nathan
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Ra’ed Alshammari celebrates the Red Sea Competition jury prize win for Within Sand
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A guest at the event
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Obaid Alwadaani, guest and Ra’ed Alshammari with a guest at the event
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Director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji was awarded the prize for Best Cinematic Achievement at the Closing Night Gala Awards
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Kaleem Aftab and Charlene Deleon-Jones with the Film AlUla Audience Award, given to director He Shuming for Ajoomma in the Best Film category
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Celine Daemen won the Virtual Reality award
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Thai actor Suppasit Jongcheveevat at the event
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Actress Sarah Taibah at the event
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Zeyad Alhusaini attends
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Director Reza Jamali, centre, was awarded the prize for Best Screenplay for A Childless Village
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Suede Brooks attends
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Sherif Mounir and Mike Tyson at the event
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Kelly Gale at the event
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Jawahine Zentar, right, won the Gold Yusr for Short Competition for the feature On my Father's Grave
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Pedro Harres won the Gold Yusr Red Sea Virtual Reality for From the Main Square
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Jawahine Zentar
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Jawahine Zentar celebrates her win
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Attendees and winners on stage at the Closing Night Gala Awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah. All photos: Getty Images
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From left, Obaid Alwadaani; a guest; Ra’ed Alshammari; Mohammed Al Turki, chief executive of Red Sea International Film Festival; Yousra and Jomana AlRashid
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May Odeh, Hussein Mohamad, director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, Nida Manzoor and guests celebrate their award for Best Film for Hanging Gardens
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Hussein Mohamad, director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, May Odeh, Mohammed Al Turki, Jomana AlRashid with other guests, celebrate the Best Film win for Hanging Gardens
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From left, Ahmed Zitouni, director Damien Ounouri, Imen Nel, Tahar Zaoui and Fouad Trifi with the award for Best Actress presented to Adila Bendimerad
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Obaid Alwadaani and Ra’ed Alshammari with the cast and crew with the Red Sea Competition jury prize for for Within Sand
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'Hanging Gardens' director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji with a guest
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Naomi Campbell at the event
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From left, Ozzy Agu, a guest, Joana Hadjithomas and Shahad Ameen
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From left, Ahmed Zitouni, Damien Ounouri and Imen Nel
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Antoine Khalife, Yousra, Mohammed Al Turki and Jomana AlRashid
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Antoine Khalife, director of Arab programs and film classics at the Red Sea International Film Festival, picked up the award for Best Director on behalf of Lotfy Nathan
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Ra’ed Alshammari celebrates the Red Sea Competition jury prize win for Within Sand
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A guest at the event
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Obaid Alwadaani, guest and Ra’ed Alshammari with a guest at the event
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Director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji was awarded the prize for Best Cinematic Achievement at the Closing Night Gala Awards
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Kaleem Aftab and Charlene Deleon-Jones with the Film AlUla Audience Award, given to director He Shuming for Ajoomma in the Best Film category
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Celine Daemen won the Virtual Reality award
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Thai actor Suppasit Jongcheveevat at the event
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Actress Sarah Taibah at the event
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Zeyad Alhusaini attends
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Director Reza Jamali, centre, was awarded the prize for Best Screenplay for A Childless Village
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Suede Brooks attends
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Sherif Mounir and Mike Tyson at the event
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Kelly Gale at the event
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Jawahine Zentar, right, won the Gold Yusr for Short Competition for the feature On my Father's Grave
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Pedro Harres won the Gold Yusr Red Sea Virtual Reality for From the Main Square
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Jawahine Zentar
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Jawahine Zentar celebrates her win
Red Sea International Film Festival announces Yusr Awards winners
The ceremony was held in the garden area of the Jeddah’s Ritz Carlton on Thursday
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Razmig Bedirian
09 December, 2022
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