Omani films take top spot at Morocco's intl short film festival

RABAT: Two Omani film-makers have been crowned with awards at the conclusion of the current edition of the Cedar International Short Film Festival (Festival du Cèdre du Film Court) in the city of Ifrane in the Kingdom of Morocco, which was held from October 8 to 11.
Director Mohammed al Ajmi won the Directing Award (jointly) for his film 'Duhjan Al Ward', which offers a visually aesthetic documentation of the rose harvest season in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar.
Director Mohammed bin Ali al Doroshi was also crowned with the Jury Award for his film 'Ayn', a humanitarian work shedding light on the story of three young men with disabilities — one blind, one mute and one deaf — brought together by a journey that reveals the depth of the human bonds between them.
The festival's closing ceremony saw the jury announce the remainder of the competition's awards, with actor and director Louis receiving the festival's Grand Prize, and the festival president presenting the awards to the winners at the close of the ceremony. - ONA