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MEIFF 2008 Announces Winners of Black Pearl Awards


    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 Film – $200,000

    Disgrace

    Director: Steve Jacobs. Producers: Anna Maria Monticelli, Emile Sherman, Steve Jacobs  

    The Black Pearl for Best Documentary – $150,000

    Stranded

    Director: Gonzalo Arijon. Producer: Marc Silvera  

    The Black Pearl Special Jury Prize– $125,000

    Youssou N´Dour: I Bring What I Love

    Director and Producer: Elisabeth Chai Vasarhelyi  

    The Black Pearl for Best Actress – $75,000

    Fawzia: A Special Blend

    Actress: Ilham Shaheen  

    The Black Pearl for Best Actor – $75,000

    Wild Blood

    Actor: Luca Zingaretti  

    The Black Pearl for Best Artistic Contribution – $75,000

    Laila´s Birthday

    Screenwriter: Rashid Masharawi  

    The Black Pearl Audience Choice Award

    Saving Luna

    Co–Directors: Suzanne Chisholm & Michael Parfit. Producer: Suzanne Chisholm  

    The Black Pearl for Best Narrative – Short Film– $75.000

    The View

    Co–Directors: Hazim Bitar & Rifqi Assaf. Producer: Amman Filmmaker Cooperative  

    The Black Pearl for Best Documentary – Short Film– $75.000

    Breadmakers

    Director: Yasmin Fedda. Producers: Jim Hickey & Robin Mitchell  

    The Black Pearl for Best Animation– Shot Film– $75.000

    Jacinta

    Director: Karla Casteneda. Producer: Luis Tellez  

    Best Advertisement – Cultural Category – $25.000

    Anti Slavery

    Director: Eric Lynne. Producer: Partizan Films – Midi Minuit  

    Best Advertisement – Consumer Category – $25.000

    Battle

    Director: Traktor. Producer: Partizan Films – Midi Minuit  

    Best Advertisement – Artistic Contribution – $25.000

    Great Pretender

    Director: Patrick Bergh. Producer: Partizan Films – Midi Minuit  

    The Black Pearl for Best Narrative – Student Films – $25.000

    Illusion

    Director: Burhan Qurbani. Producer: Fabian Gasmia  

    The Black Pearl for Best Emerging Filmmaker – Student Films– $25.000

    Lullaby

    Director: Serena Abi Aad. Producer: IESAV  

    The Black Pearl for Best Animation – Student Films – $25.000

    Adherent

    Director: Julian Nazario Vargas. Producer: Rube Baggerud

    MEIFF online press centre

    Materials including filmmaker´s biographies and filmographies, still images from the film, trailers as well as photographs from each event are available for press use on line:

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