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A movie about disillusioned Algerian youth has won the top prize at the Doha Tribeca film festival, which honours Middle Eastern film-making. | A movie about disillusioned Algerian youth has won the top prize at the Doha Tribeca film festival, which honours Middle Eastern film-making. |
Normal, directed by Merzak Allouache, won the best Arab narrative film award and a $100,000 (£62,400) cash prize. | Normal, directed by Merzak Allouache, won the best Arab narrative film award and a $100,000 (£62,400) cash prize. |
Seven other prizes including best Arab documentary film, short film and performance were also handed out. | Seven other prizes including best Arab documentary film, short film and performance were also handed out. |
The winners were chosen by a five-member panel of judges headed by award winning Syrian director Mohamed Malas. | The winners were chosen by a five-member panel of judges headed by award winning Syrian director Mohamed Malas. |
Egypt's entry for the foreign language Academy Award, Omar Killed Me, picked up two awards on the night - best Arab film-maker for Roschdy Zem and best performance for Sami Bouajila. | |
Abdel Messeeh's The Virgin, the Copts and Me took the best documentary award for his look at a French-Egyptian film-maker's trip to Egypt in search for apparitions of the Virgin Mary. | Abdel Messeeh's The Virgin, the Copts and Me took the best documentary award for his look at a French-Egyptian film-maker's trip to Egypt in search for apparitions of the Virgin Mary. |
The only Arab woman to be recognised by the jury was the Lebanese documentary producer Rania Stephan, who was awarded best Arab documentary film-maker for her portrayal of the life of Egyptian actress Souad Hosni, who died in London in 2001. | The only Arab woman to be recognised by the jury was the Lebanese documentary producer Rania Stephan, who was awarded best Arab documentary film-maker for her portrayal of the life of Egyptian actress Souad Hosni, who died in London in 2001. |
The audience award for best narrative film went to Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now? - a tale about a group of Lebanese women who try to diffuse the tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. | The audience award for best narrative film went to Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now? - a tale about a group of Lebanese women who try to diffuse the tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. |
Morgan Spurlock's Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope won the audience award for best documentary. | Morgan Spurlock's Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope won the audience award for best documentary. |
The festival closed with a gala screening of Luc Besson's latest film The Lady, about Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. | The festival closed with a gala screening of Luc Besson's latest film The Lady, about Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. |
The original Tribeca film festival was founded by Robert De Niro in New York in 2001, who helped launch its Qatar offshoot in 2009. | The original Tribeca film festival was founded by Robert De Niro in New York in 2001, who helped launch its Qatar offshoot in 2009. |
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