Tyre International Short Film Festival

17/10/2026

14/10/2026

Lebanon Short Film Festival Awards – 13th Edition

Best Lebanese Short Film Award

🏆 “Zoom In” — Zeina Maan
🏆 “Tharwa / Wealth” — Ibrahim

Best Cinematography Award

🏆 “Metronome —Filopater Maraud مدير التصوير (Egypt)

Best Screenplay Award

🏆 “Sabah” — Hassan Al Arabi (Iraq)
🏆 “Demascus – The Smile of Sadness” — The Malass Twins

Best Fiction Film Award

🏆 “Dafish Gandhi – Bandit’s Bazooka” — India
🏆 “Forbidden Roses” — Sultanate of Oman
🏆 “Dalila Darkia”

Best Actor Award

🏆 Jihad Abu El Enein — for his role in “Explore” (Egypt)
🏆 Awada Jumaa — for his role in “Paper Boat” (Iraq)

Best Actress Award

🏆 Hiba Chihane — for her role in “The Heart Loves Once” (Egypt)
🏆 Maribelle Simidian — for her role in “Nikaa Al Sokoon”

Best Documentary Film Award

🏆 “Hoshyar” — Zulfikar Al-Mutairi (Iraq)
🏆 “Searching for a Messenger” — Karim Naguib (Russia)

Best Director Award

🏆 Abdelali Mehdi — for “Et l’ombre demeure” (Morocco)
🏆 Khaled Abdel Salam — for “The Wall” (Egypt)

Best Animated Film Award

🏆 “The Withered Willow”
Director: Sam Selkha

Jury Special Mention

🏆 Mr. Omar Mikati
For his outstanding performance in “The Bridge”