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Annemarie Jacir’s award-winning movie Palestine 36 leads nan nominations for nan 10th version of nan Critics Awards For Arab Films, which were announced today.
The yearly prizes, organized by nan Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), person been voted connected by a grounds 307 Arab and world critics from 75 countries this year, pinch nan awards ceremonial owed to return spot during nan Cannes Film Festival connected May 16.
Palestine 36 has been nominated successful six categories including champion film, head and screenplay. It is followed by Maryam Touzani’s Calle Málaga pinch 5 nominations; Cherien Dabis’ All That’s Left Of You pinch four; and past Yunan, My Father’s Scent, and Once Upon A Time successful Gaza pinch 3 each.
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated and Venice Grand Jury Prize victor Gaza War-set play The Voice of Hind Rajab has garnered conscionable 1 information successful nan champion head category.
Exploring nan events around nan 1936-1939 revolt successful which Palestinians roseate up against Britain’s assemblage rule, Palestine 36 world premiered successful Toronto past year and went to circuit raft of festivals, winning nan Tokyo Grand Prix, and made it into nan Academy Awards Best International Feature Film December shortlist.
Following a packed show run, Watermelon Pictures launched nan image theatrically successful North America astatine nan extremity of March. It has besides enjoyed successful runs successful nan UK and a raft of European territories and continues to travel.
Moroccan head Touzani’s Spanish-language play Calle Málaga, starring Carmen Maura arsenic a female fighting to support her puerility location successful Tangier, debuted successful Venice, winning nan Audience Award.
U.S.-Palestinian head Dabis’ All That’s Left Of You, following 3 generations of a Palestinian family successful nan aftermath of 1948, premiered astatine Sundance, and besides made it onto nan Best International Feature Film shortlist.
Recent winners of nan champion movie grant are Thank You For Banking With Us! (2025) and Goodbye Julia (2024).
The Full List Of 2026 Nominees:
Best Feature Film
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA | Tarzan and Arab Nasser | Palestine
PALESTINE 36 | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine
ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU | Cherien Dabis | Palestine
CALLE MÁLAGA | Maryam Touzani | Morocco
COTTON QUEEN | Suzannah Mirghani | Sudan
Best Screenplay
Amer Nasser and Marie Legrand| ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA
Cherien Dabis | ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU
Annemarie Jacir | PALESTINE 36
Maryam Touzani and Nabil Ayouch | CALLE MÁLAGA
Ahmed Amer and Mohamed Siam | MY FATHER’S SCENT
Best Director
Maryam Touzani | CALLE MÁLAGA
Cherien Dabis | ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU
Tarzan and Arab Nasser | ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA
Annemarie Jacir | PALESTINE 36
Kaouther Ben Hania | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Best Actress
Deborah Christelle Naney | PROMISED SKY
Mounia Akl | A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Yasmine Al Massri | PALESTINE 36
Carmen Maura | CALLE MÁLAGA
Baneen Ahmad Nayyef | THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE
Best Actor
Adham Shukr | THE SETTLEMENT
Nawwaf Aldaferi | HIJRA
Dhafer L’Abidine | PALESTINE 36
Georges Khabbaz | YUNAN
Ahmed Malek | MY FATHER’S SCENT
Best Music
Armand Amar | HIJRA
Suad Bushnaq | YUNAN
Amine Bouhafa | AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY
Omar El-Deeb | THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE
Freya Arde | CALLE MÁLAGA
Best Editing
Ameer Fakher Eldin | YUNAN
Ahmed Hafez | MY FATHER’S SCENT
Qutaiba Barhamji, Maxime Mathis, and Kaouther Ben Hania | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Heba Othman | THE SETTLEMENT
Zeina Aboul Hosn | DEAD DOG
Best Cinematography
Hélène Louvart | PALESTINE 36
Mostafa El Kashef | AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY
Joe Saade | A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Christopher Aoun | ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU
Frida Marzouk | PROMISED SKY
Best Documentary
THE LIONS BY THE RIVER TIGRIS | Zaradasht Ahmed | Iraq
KHARTOUM | Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, and Phil Cox | Sudan
50 METERS | Yomna Khattab | Egypt
LIFE AFTER SIHAM | Namir Abdel Messeeh | Egypt
DO YOU LOVE ME | Lana Daher | Lebanon
Best Short Film
L’MINA | Randa Maroufi | Morocco
IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE | Basma Alsharif and Kamal Aljafari | Palestine
CONTROL ANATOMY | Mahmoud Al Haj | Palestine
I’M GLAD YOU’RE DEAD NOW | Tawfeek Barhom | Palestine
SOUS LES RUINES | Nadhir Bouslama | Tunisia
