Awards
Awards won, 2026
Productions and people from the region, as each cited source states them. A country is shown only where the source states it.
Productions
- House Of The WindFilm · Saudi ArabiaSpecial Orizzonti Jury Prize; “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award For A Debut Film — 83rd Venice International Film Festival
- A Few Moments Of HappinessFilm · LebanonOrizzonti Award For Best Short Film — 83rd Venice International Film Festival
- A Sad and Beautiful WorldFilm · LebanonBest Film (and two more awards) — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- The President’s CakeFilm · IraqJury Award — Arab Feature-Length Narrative Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Habibi HusseinDocumentary · PalestineBlack Iris — Arab Feature-Length Documentary Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- The Other Side of the SunDocumentary · SyriaJury Award — Arab Feature-Length Documentary Film Awards; FIPRESCI Award — Arab Feature-Length Documentary Film Awards; Audience Award — Arab Feature-Length Documentary Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Passport WeddingFilm · JordanSpecial Mention — Arab Short Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Cleanse the streetsFilm · JordanAudience Award — Arab Short Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Once Upon a Time in GazaFilm · PalestineLed the 10th Critics Awards for Arab Films — Critics Awards for Arab Films
- Memory of Princess MumbiFilm · Saudi ArabiaGolden Tulip Best Film — Golden Tulip Competition — 45th Istanbul Film Festival
- Love and the OthersFilm · TürkiyeSpecial Mention — Short Film Competition — 45th Istanbul Film Festival
Personnes
- Mohamed RashadScreenwriterBest First-Time Scriptwriter — Arab Feature-Length Narrative Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Hasan AkilActorBest First-Time Lead Actor — Arab Feature-Length Narrative Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Eya BellaghaActressBest First-Time Lead Actress — Arab Feature-Length Narrative Film Awards — Amman International Film Festival 2026
- Hussein FahmiPresident, Cairo International Film FestivalArab Cinema Personality of the Year — Cannes 2026
- Ziya Demirel & Yusuf Tan DemirelScreenwriterBest Screenplay — New Visions — 45th Istanbul Film Festival
- Sunay TerzioğluDirectorBest Director (in memory of Osman Sınav) — Film-yön Prize — 45th Istanbul Film Festival