Mizna’s Arab Film Festival festival celebrates films and filmmakers whose work sets them apart. For the fourth year, we convened a jury of filmmakers, film scholars, artists, and community members working in cultural fields to select the top films in the following three categories: Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Short Film. We also present Audience Awards based on the votes from our audiences. These prizes are accompanied by a cash award, made possible by our generous film festival sponsors.
Thanks to our esteemed jurors:
NARRATIVE FEATURE: Linda Mokdad (St. Olaf College); Zaki Haidar (Carleton College); Wessam El Meligi (Macalester College)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Joelle Vitiello (Macalester College) ; Andrea Shaker (St. Benedict | St. John’s University); Andrea Gyenge (University of Minnesota and MCAD); Mohamed Yabdri (Actor)
SHORT FILM: E.G Bailey (Filmmaker and Artist); Sha Cage (Film and Theater Maker, Actor); Chelsea Arden Parker (Video and New Media Artist); Reem El-Radi (Dunwoody College of Technology)
Please find the juror bios below.
JURY AWARDS