BEIRUT - Tunisian film “Junun” won the award for best Arab feature film at the Beirut International Film Festival held from October 1st to October 8. There other winners of the Arab feature film competition and the Arab short film competition are: 

The Arab Feature Film Competition:
BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE FILM: AMIN MATALQA - CAPTAIN ABU RAED
JURY SPECIAL PRIZE – BEST ACTOR: MOHAMED ALI BEN JEMAA – JUNUN
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM: JACKIE REEM SALLOUM - SLINGSHOT HIP HOP
BEST FEATURE FILM: JUNUN
AUDIENCE VOTE: SLINGSHOT HIP HOP – JACKIE R SALLOUM

THE Arab Short Films:
BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT FILM: JIHANE EL BAHHAR - SHIFT+DEL
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - SHORT FILM: BASHEER AL MAJED - PERSONAL CALENDAR
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM: LUCIEN BOURJEILY - TAHTA AL ARICHA
BEST SHORT FILM: IMOUT EL HOUT