The 10th Edition of the Luxor African Film Festival concluded on the night of the March 31, 2021 in Luxor, on the banks of the Nile at the Rowing Club.
The 10th edition of the LAFF was held between 26 and 31 March 2021, under the slogan ‘Ten Years of Imagination'.
The festival celebrated imagination and creativity from all over Africa, with Sudanese cinema being the guest of honour.
Organised by the Independent Artists Youth Foundation, the LAFF is presided over by its founder, Egyptian scriptwriter Sayed FOUAD, with actor Mahmoud Hemeida as its honorary president.
Azza El Hosseiny is the Festival Director for LAAF, she is a filmmaker.
Here are the 2021 winners:
The Long Narrative Competition:
- The best film award for ‘Zanka Contact', directed by Ismaël Al-Iraki (Morocco)
- The jury award for ‘Air Conditioner', directed by Fradique (Angola)
- Special mention to Khaled El-Sawy for his outstanding acting in the Egyptian film titled ‘For Rent', directed by Islam Belal (Egypt)
The Long Documentary Competition:
- The best documentary award to ‘Faritra', codirected by Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo and Luck Razanajaona (Madagascar)
- The jury award to ‘Downstream to Kinshasa' (En route pour le milliard), directed by Dieudo Hamadi (Congo DRC)
The Diaspora Competition:
- The best film award for ‘Farewell Amor', directed by Ekwa Msangi (USA)
- The jury award for ‘Becoming Black', directed by Ines Johnson-Spain (Germany / Togo)
- Special mention to ‘Tilo Koto: Under The Sun', directed by Sophie Bachelier and Valérie Malek (France)
The Short Films Competition:
- The best short film award for ‘Good-Bye' (Da Yie), directed by Anthony Nti (Ghana)
- The jury award for ‘Ultimate Ink', directed by Yazid Al-Kadiri (Morocco)
- Special mention to Al-Tayeb Al-Hadi Al-Tayeb for his acting in ‘Listen To My Dance', directed by Alyaa Sirelkhatim (Sudan)
The FIPRESCI award went to ‘This Is Not A Burial, It's A Resurrection', directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (Lesotho)
The Radwan El-Kashef award, which is presented by the Shebab Independent Young Artists, was offered to ‘For Rent', directed by Islam Belal (Egypt)
All the 2021 nominees, below:
Long Narrative
- Air Conditioner
- Duga, The Scavengers
- For Rent
- Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret
- The Fisherman's Diary
- The Milkmaid
- This Is Not A Burial, It's A Resurrection
- Zanka Contact
Long Documentary
- After The Crossing (Traverser), by Joël Akafou, 2020, France, Burkina Faso, and Belgium, 76 minutes
- Amghar
- Downstream to Kinshasa (En route pour le milliard)
- Faritra
- Influence
- No More Stories! (Ne nous racontez plus d'histoires !)
- The Letter
- Two Good Hearts, Till Death Do Us Part
Short Films
- 600 Kilo
- A Fool God
- Breaking Ground
- Faded Kohl
- Footprints
- Good Bye (Da Yie)
- Life Appointment
- Listen to My Dance
- Manda
- The Night Shift
- The Years of Illusions
- Ultimate Ink
- Vous
Diaspora
- Becoming Black
- Farewell Amor
- Mrs. F
- Prison for Profit
- Stop Filming Us (Arrêtez de nous filmer)
- Tilo Koto: Under The Sun
- Upheaval
- Zaho Zay
![Milkmaid (The) - [Laitière (La)]](http://www.sudplanete.net/_uploads/images/films/OVBIAGELE_Desmond_2020_The-Milkmaid_00_LD.jpeg "Milkmaid (The) - [Laitière (La)]")
