The Gravedigger’s Wife, Tug of War and Feathers win at Fespaco and El Gouna Film Festival


The Gravedigger’s Wife by Khadar Ahmed, winner of the Post-production Prize of the Atlas Workshops in 2019, is awarded the Etalon d’or at Fespaco.

 

Tug of War by Amil Shivji, presented twice at the Atlas Workshops (development in 2018 and post-production in 2019), wins the Oumarou Ganda Prize of the Perspective section at Fespaco as well.

 

As for Feathers by Omar El Zohairy, winner of the Post-production Prize of the Atlas Workshops in 2020, it got the Best Arab Film award at El Gouna Film Festival.

The Mother of All lies by Asmae El Moudir, winner of the Atlas Workshops Development Award in 2019 and the Post-Production Award in 2021, wins the Directing Prize at the Un certain regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.

Hounds by Kamal Lazraq, winner of the ArteKino International Prize in 2019, wins the Jury Prize at the Un certain regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.