Red Sea International Film Festival revealed the winners of this year’s prestigious Yusr Awards, during the Closing Ceremony finale of its fifth edition. The Gala also saw the presentation of four honorary awards – to Academy Award winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (“Caught Stealing”), presented by Ali Kalthami; filmmaker and musician Idris Elba (“Dust to Dreams”), presented by Salman Khan; Academy Award winning actor and composer Sir Anthony Hopkins (“The Silence of the Lambs”), presented by Yousra; and Saudi actor and filmmaker Ahd Kamel (“Wadjda”), presented by Shailene Woodley.

The awards were judged by Head of Jury Sean Baker (“Anora”) and his Features jury – Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”), Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”), celebrated Ukrainian-French actor Olga Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) and Academy Award nominated Lebanese actor and director Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”) – as well the Shorts jury, Jordanian writer-director Darin J. Sallam (“Farha”), Saudi actress Nour Alkhadra (“HWJN”), and two-time Academy Award-winning Danish producer Kim Magnusson (“Helium”).

Full list of awards:

• Al Sharq Award (for Best Documentary In Competition with $10 000 prize)
  Winner: Juliette Binoche for “In-I: in Motion”
• Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award
  Winner: “Hijra” – directed by Shahad Ameen
• Film AlUla Audience Award
  Winner: “My Father’s Scent” – directed by Mohamed Siam
• Special Mention Short Film
  Winner: “Jeem 1983” – directed by Jorj Abou Mhaya
• Silver Yusr Short Film (with a $12,500 prize)
  Winner: “Empty Lands” – directed by Karim Eldin Elalfy
• Golden Yusr Best Short Film (with a $25 000 prize)
  Winner: “Coyotes” – directed by Said Zagha
• Yusr Cinematic Achievement
  Winner: “Nighttime Sounds” – directed by Zhang Zhongchen
• Yusr Best Actress
  Winner: Seo Su-Bin – “The World of Love”
• Yusr Best Actor
  Winner: George Khabbaz – “Yunan”
• Yusr Best Screenplay (with a $10 000 prize)
  Winner: “A Sad and Beautiful World” – directed by Cyril Aris
• Yusr Best Director (with a $10 000 prize)
  Winner: Ameer Fakher Eldin – “Yunan”
• Yusr Jury Prize (with a $10 000 prize)
  Winner: “Hijra” – directed by Shahad Ameen
• Silver Yusr Feature Film (with a $30 000 prize)
  Winner: “All That’s Left of You” – directed by Cherien Dabis
• Golden Yusr Best Feature Film (with a $100 000)
  Winner: “Lost Land”– directed by Akio Fujimoto