ADFF14 Awards leviathan

The winners of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Black Pearl Awards in the three feature film competition categories, Narrative Features, New Horizons and Documentary Competition, were revealed by the festival at their awards ceremony, and LEVIATHAN directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the top prize.  The awards ceremony marked the grand finale of the eighth edition of ADFF. Additionally, juries announced the winners of the Child Protection Award, the Fipresci and Netpac Award, as well as the Audience Award.

Narrative Competition Winners 2014

Black Pearl Award
LEVIATHAN
directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

Special Jury Awards
TEST
directed by Alexander Kott

Best Actor
ALEXEY SEREBRYAKOV
from the film LEVIATHAN directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

Best Actress
MARIA BONNEVIE
from the film A SECOND CHANCE directed by Susanne Bier

Best Film from the Arab World
MEMORIES ON STONE
directed by Shawkat Amin Korki

Best Director from the Arab World
GHASSAN SALHAB
director of The Valley

Special Mention ~ Narrative Competition
TIMBUKTU
directed by Abderrahmane Sissako

New Horizons Competition Winners 2014

Black Pearl Award
THE WONDERS
directed by Alice Rohrwacher

Special Jury Awards
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
directed by Dietrich Brüggemann

Best Actor
Doğan Ïzci
from the film SIVAS directed by Kaan Müjdeci

Best Actress
Yoon Da-kyung
from the film IN HER PLACE directed by Albert Shin

Best Film from the Arab World
THEEB
directed by Naji Abu Nowar

Best Director from the Arab World
LYÈS SALEM
director of THE MAN FROM ORAN

Special Mention ~ New Horizons Competition
LABOUR OF LOVE
directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta

 Documentary Competition Winners 2014

Black Pearl Award
VIRUNGA
directed by Orlando Von Einsiedel

Special Jury Award
NEXT GOAL WINS
directed by Mike Brett & Steve Jamison

Best Documentary from the Arab World
THE WANTED 18
directed by Amer Shomali & Paul Cowan

Best Director from the Arab World
YASMIN FEDDA
director of QUEENS OF SYRIA

Special Mention ~ Documentary Competition
RETURN TO HOMS
directed by Talal Derki

Child Protection Award Winners 2014

Best Film
IN HER PLACE
directed by Albert Shin

Best Script
SIVAS
directed by Kaan Müjdeci

Special Mention
Actor DENIS MURIC
in the film NO ONE’S CHILD directed by Vuk Ršumović                                                           

FIPRESCI AWARD for Best Narrative Film

THEEB
directed by Naji Abu Nowar

FIPRESCI AWARD for Best Documentary

UM GHAYEB (MOTHER OF THE UNBORN)
directed by Nadine Salib

NETPAC AWARD for Best Asian Film

IRAQI ODYSSEY
directed by Samir

Audience Choice Award Winner 2014
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
directed by Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado 

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