International Competition for Arab films

The Prize for the Best Arabic Film 100.000 Egyptian Pounds Presented by the Ministry of Culture To the Producer (shared between two Films) Film: Barakat Directed by: Djamila Sahraoui Produced by: Richard Copans (Algeria – France) because it presented a specifically Arabic issue. The film fearlessly dealt with the grim reality of the situation with brilliant cinematic sense, in a totally original way.