Damascus International Film Festival
Appearance
Location | Damascus, Syria |
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Language | International |
Website | http://damascusfest.com |
The Damascus International Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي) is a biannual November film festival hosted by the government of Syria since 1979. The festival was established by the late Syrian film director Muhammad Shahin. It alternates with the Carthage Film Festival. Up to 1999, the festival's competition focused on films from Arab countries, Latin America and Asia. Since 2001 the festival has an international focus.
Major Award Winners
Year | Best Film (Gold Prize) | Best Actor | Best Actress |
1979 1st[1] |
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1981 2nd[2] |
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1983 3rd[3] |
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1985 4th[4] |
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![]() for Kingdom of Dreams |
![]() for Sorry, Law |
1987 5th[5] |
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![]() for The Wife of an Important Man |
![]() for The Last Empress ![]() for Man and Woman |
1989 6th[6] |
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![]() for Nights of the Jackal |
![]() for The Citadel |
1991 7th[7] |
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![]() for Kit Kat |
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1993 8th[8] |
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![]() for Bezness |
![]() for The Mourner |
1995 9th[9] |
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![]() for Rising Rain ![]() for Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper |
![]() for The Silences of the Palace ![]() for The Stolen Joy |
1997 10th[10] |
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![]() for Colors of the Blind | |
1999 11th[11] |
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![]() for The Revenge | |
2001 12th[12] |
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![]() for Everybody's Famous! |
![]() for Bread and Tulips |
2003 13th[13] |
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2005 14th[14] |
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2007 15th[15] |
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![]() for The Other |
![]() for Caramel |
2008 16th[16] |
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![]() for The Song of Sparrows |
![]() for I've Loved You So Long |
2009 17th[17] |
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![]() ![]() for Ward No. 6 |
![]() for Victory |
2010 18th[18] |
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![]() for If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle |
![]() for The Hairdresser |
References
- ^ الدورة الأولى لمهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-04-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Second Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Third Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ الدورة الرابعة لمهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ الدورة الخامسة. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Sixth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Seventh Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Eighth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Ninth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Tenth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Eleventh Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Twelfth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ الدورة الثالثة عشر. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Fourteenth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Fifteenth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ "Sixteenth Session". Damascus International Film Festival (archived). Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ^ الدورة السابعة عشر لمهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-04-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ الدورة الثامنة عشر لمهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي. Damascus International Film Festival (archived) (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-04-25.[permanent dead link]
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