- The Golden Yusr Best Feature Film Award went to “Red Path” and the Best Director prize went to Lotfi Achour for “Red Path”
- The Best Actor and Best Actress awards went to Mahmoud Bakri and Mariam Sherif, respectively
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival held its closing red carpet event and Yusr Awards ceremony on Thursday night.
Tunisia director Lotfi Achour’s Red Path has won best film and director at the fourth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival.
The drama was among 15 titles from the Middle East, Africa, and, for the first time, Asia competing for the festival’s Yusrs awards.
Red Path, which world premiered at Locarno, revolves around a shepherd boy who is traumatized when his teenager cousin is beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in front of him. He brings the head back to his family, but recovering the teenage boy’s body becomes a challenge with the terrorists remaining a threat in the backdrop.
This year’s jury for the main feature film competition was presided over by Spike Lee, with support from Egyptian director Abu Bakr Shawky, UK actor Minnie Driver, Turkish actress Tûba Büyüküstün and U.S. actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim
Thursday evening’s ceremony kicked off with honorary awards for Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Fashion, White Tiger, Heads of State), presented by Sarah Jessica Parker, and Viola David, presented by pioneering Saudi director Hana Al-Omair.
The Full List Of Winners
Main Competition
Golden Yusr Best Feature Film
Red Path
Dir. Lotfi Achour
Silver Yusr Feature Film
To A Land Unknown
Dir. Mahdi Fleifel
Yusr Best Director
Lotfi Achour (Red Path)
Yusr Jury Prize
Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo
Dir. Khaled Mansour
Yusr Best Actor
Mahmoud Bakri (To A Land Unknown)
Yusr Best Actress
Mariam Sherif (Snow White)
Yusr Best Screenplay
Songs of Adam
Dir. Oday Rasheed
Yusr Cinematic Achievement
To Kill A Mongolian Horse
Dir. Xiaoxuan Jiang
Golden Yusr Best Short Film
Hatch
Dirs. Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh
Silver Yusr Short Film
Alazar
Dir. Beza Hailu Lemma
Short Special Mention
Children of Barzagh
Ahmed Khattab
Other Awards
Asharq Best Documentary
State Of Silence
Dir. Santiago Maza
Chopard Emerging Saudi Talent
Roula Dakheelallah (My Driver and I)
AlUla Audience Award Saudi Film
Hobal
Dir. Abdulaziz Alshlahei
AlUla Audience Award All Competition Films
Little Jaffna
Dir. Lawrence Valin
TunisianMonitorOnline (TMO correspondent Douha Saafi)
