The Grand Prix goes to “Adios Carmen” by Mohamed Amine Benamraoui

After five days of screening feature films and documentaries, the names of the winners of this 3rd edition of the Cinema and Common Memory Festival were revealed last Saturday during the closing evening. The Grand Prix of the festival was awarded to the Moroccan film “Adios Carmen” by Mohamed Amine Benamraoui.Unanimously by the jury of the “feature films” category, chaired by the former minister and poet Mohamed Achâari, the Jury Prize went to the Turkish film “The Blue Van” by Omer Leventoglu, who was also rewarded for the best female role, Izgi Celik. The Best Male Role Prize was awarded ex aequo to the Moroccan Said Marssi in “Adios Carmen” and the Egyptian Amro Wakid in “Winter of Discontent”. “We met several times. The choice of winners was not difficult. We agreed unanimously on the productions to be awarded,” emphasises Mohamed Achâari. In the documentary category, the jury, chai…