Director Brillante Mendoza won Muhr AsiaAfrica Best Feature Film for “Lola” at the recently concluded 6th Dubai International Film Festival.
This is Mendoza’s first award for “Lola”. The film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival last September.
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Starring veteran actresses Anita Linda and Rustica Carpio, “Lola” (Grandmother) follows the plight of two grandmothers who are coping with their grandsons’ deaths.
Earlier this year, Mendoza was awarded Best Director for his film “Kinatay” at the Cannes International Film Festival.
The Dubai International Film Festival gave out a total of 28 awards for jury general excellence and excellence in acting, cinematography, editing, music and scriptwriting. The awards were divided into two groups, Muhr AsiaAfrica and Muhr Arab.
The festival received entries from more than 62 nations across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia and Europe in three categories namely documentaries, short films and feature films.
Feature Film winners:
Muhr AsiaAfrica
Feature – Best Film

Brillante Mendoza for LOLA

France, Philippines
Best Actor

Hasan Pourshirazi for KESHTZARHAYE SEPID (THE WHITE MEADOWS)

Iran
Best Actress

Denise Newman for SHIRLEY ADAMS
South Africa
Special Jury Prize

Mohammad Rasoulof for KESHTZARHAYE SEPID (THE WHITE MEADOWS)

Iran
Feature
Best Screenplay
Eun-kyo Park and Bong Joon-ho for MOTHER

South Korea
Muhr Arab
Muhr Arab Feature – Best Film

Michel Khleifi for ZINDEEQ

Palestine, United Kingdome, United Arab Emirates
Best Actor

Said Bey for THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

Morocco
Best Actress

Nisreen Faour for AMREEKA

USA, Canada, Kuwait
Special Mention

Shawkat Amin Korki for KICK OFF

Japan, Iraq
Special Jury Prize

Merzak Allouache for HARRAGAS

Algeria
Feature
Best Screenplay

Mariam Naoum for WAHED-SEFR (ONE-ZERO)

Egypt
