Ajyal Film Festival Awards
Each of the three Ajyal Juries awards a Best Film prize to their favourite short and feature-length films, for a total of six awards. The directors of the winning films are awarded funding toward their next film, so jurors are empowered to support and promote future content that is relevant and important to them, in a proactive way. A jury of regional industry professionals decide the Best FIlm in the Made in Qatar section.
Ajyal 2021 Award Winners
Mohaq Best Feature Film
Poupelle of Chimney Town directed by Yusuke Hirota
Mohaq Best Short Film
Umbrellas directed by José Prats & Álvaro Robles
Hilal Best Feature Film
Captains of Zaatari directed by Ali El Arabi
Hilal Best Short Film
Olayan directed by Khalifa Al-Marri
Bader Best Feature Film
Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege directed by Abdallah Al-Khatib
Bader Best Short Film
When Beirut was Beirut directed by Alessandra El Chanti
Bariq Best Short Film
Ink directed by Joost van den Bosch & Erik Verkerk
Ajyal Audience Award
Orca directed by Sahar Mossayebi
Made in Qatar Winners
Special Jury Mention
Virtual Voice directed by Suzannah Mirghani
Abdulaziz Jassim Award for Best Performance
Saleh Salem Al-Marri - From ‘Olayan’
Best Narrative
Olayan directed by Khalifa Al-Marri
Best Documentary
And Then They Burn the Sea directed by Majid Al-Remaihi