New Jordanian film THEEB wins numerous film festival awards from over 20 countries
October 13, 2015–With his directorial debut THEEB, Naji Abu Nowar impressed international audiences and brought a taste of Jordanian cinema to the world. Featured in film festivals from over 20 countries, THEEB has won numerous awards, including Best Director at Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti (New Horizons) competition; the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction at the Cairo Film Festival; Best Screenplay at the Miami Film Festival; Best Film from the from the Arab World and the FIRPRESCI prize for best Narrative Film at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
Film Movement is proud to announce that the Jordanian film THEEB has won recognition in the following film international festivals:
Winner – Orizzonti Best Director, Venice International Film Festival Sutherland Jury Special Mention
BFI London International Film Festival Winner – FIPRESCI Award
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival Winner – Best Arab Film
Variety Arab Filmmaker of the Year Prospects of Arab Cinema Jury Special Mention
Cairo International Film Festival Winner – Best Debut Director
Camerimage International Film Festival Student Jury Special Mention for Actor Jacir Eid
Carthage International Film Festival Winner – Best Film, Film Fest Belgrade Winner – Best Screenplay
Film Fest Belgrade Winner – Best Screenplay, Miami International Film Festival Winner – Audience Award
Las Palmas International Film Festival Winner – Best Debut Film
Beijing International Film Festival Winner
Best Film, Malmo Arab Film Festival.
THEEB is a quietly gripping adventure tale that follows Theeb, a young boy who sets off on a dangerous journey across the desert at the height of World War I in1916. While war rages in the Ottoman Empire, Hussein raises his younger brother Theeb (“Wolf”) in a traditional Bedouin community that is isolated by the vast, unforgiving desert. The brothers’ quiet existence is suddenly interrupted when a British Army officer and his guide ask Hussein to escort them on a treacherous journey. The young, mischievous Theeb secretly chases after the travelers, but they soon find themselves trapped amidst threatening terrain riddled with mercenaries, revolutionaries, and outcast raiders, forcing Theeb to live up to the name given to him by his father.
THEEB will open at the Lincoln Plaza Cinema, 1886 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, on November 6. The trailer can be seen at Film Movement’s official YouTube page, here.