"Those With Temperate Flowers", "On the Road to the Sea", "Where Do I Belong?" They won at Durban Filmmart

Tanzanian filmmaker Nima Nglimeh's "Those Who Have Temperate Flowers," Palestinian director Fitnat Waked's "On the Road to the Sea" and "Where Do I Belong?" Ibrahim "Snoopy" Ahmed, the Sudanese director, was one of the big winners of this year's Durban Filmmart Award, which ended with a ceremony on Monday night. The first directorial debut of Naglimeh brought five awards, [...]

The films "Those Who Have Temperate Flowers" by Tanzanian filmmaker Nima Nglimeh, "On the Road to the Sea" by Palestinian director Fitnat Waked and "Where Do I Belong?" Sudanese director Ibrahim "Snoopy" Ahmed's film was one of the big winners at this year's Durban Filmmart Festival, which ended on Monday night with the award ceremony.

Nglimeh's directorial debut won five awards, including the Best Non-Fiction Film Award from the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa and the DOK Leipzig, Sheffield Doc Fest and Visions du Réel awards. The film tells the story of a woman studying her body's relationship to self and society, and the political weight placed on women's bodies in Tanzania, challenging the duty that masks love. Related stories for AI: Hollywood uses AI tools despite doomsday fears

"Where do I belong?" The latest is from Ahmed, who directed the Sundance premiere documentary "Khartoum" last year. Winner of four DFM awards, it follows a director who decides to leave Nairobi and return to his family in the Sudanese capital, combining documentary footage and pencil animation to narrate an intimate and unconventional road movie. Also receiving four awards, On the Road to the Sea, the documentary debut of Waked, a documentary about a friendship between two Palestinian women separated by borders. Popular in Variety

Among other project highlights was The Boy Who Talked Still from Agbajowo Group of Nigeria, the film group's Toronto premiere of The Legend of the Tramp Queen of Lagos in 2024, which won three awards, including the Best Fiction Award from South Africa's NFVF.

The ceremony marked an exciting period for the Land and Finance Society at DFM, which began its 17th year with the honoring of DFM alumnus Ben Imana from first-time Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clementine Dozabezambo, who won the Academy Award for Best Film International and Best Film in the International category. movie

Director of Durban FilmMart, Magdalene Reddy, praised the “dynamic number of filmmakers and industry leaders” who attended this year's event, emphasizing how “the talent on display in this year's film programs and projects demonstrates the strength of African cinema.

"Filmmart Durban ... is committed to building the industry," he said. "Thank you for participating with such passion and professionalism in all the programs presented over the past four days. Thank you for your connection, for telling your stories. And thank you for changing the world with us."

Thirty-nine prizes were awarded Monday night, worth a total of $120,000. Here's a rundown of all the winners:

JustFilms Documentary Award (Ford Base)

"Thread and Wall" (Algeria) producer/director: Mouni Boulam

"On the Sea Road" (Palestine) Director: Faten Bidar with the participation of Noor Obeid

"Derna's Birthday" (Libya) Director: Hossein Adeb

South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) - Best Story

The Boy Who Talked Static (Nigeria) The Agbajo Group: Temitope Ogungbamila, Samuel Okchukwu, Matt Cerf (Executive Producer) and Bisola Akinmoyiwa

South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) - Best Non-Fiction

The Ones With the Tempered Flowers (Kenya) Producer: Ivy Kiru Director: Neema Ngelime

South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) - Best Animation

"Sunday Morning" (Ethiopia) Producer: Nahom Abiy Director: Minasie Terefe

"Daddies" (South Africa) Producer: Katrina Wink Director: Sean Mungy

"A Touch of Paradise" (Tunisia) Producer: Sarah Ben Hassan Director: Houcem Slouli

Red Sea Film Fund Award - Non-fiction

"Heirs Without Remorse" (Kenya) Producer: Momo Liko Director: Saitabao Kaiyare

"Where do I belong?" (Sudan) Producer: Talal Afifi Director: Ibrahim "Snoopy" Ahmed

"The Night of My Jumla" (Burkina Faso) Producer: Cinema Salama Director: Barkima Nafisato Lagompedo

Sundance Institute Documentary Fund New Voices Award

"Where do I belong?" (Sudan) Producer: Talal Afifi Director: Ibrahim "Snoopy" Ahmed

"Girls of the Green Island" (Egypt) Producer: Amroosh Badr Director: Rogna Tarek

UCT Cinema Aftab Impact Development Award

"Pülö: Bloodstream of the Kirike" (Nigeria) Producer/Director: Christina Ifobaraboye

"On the road to the sea" (Palestine)