Dounia is the story of a little girl and her grandparents, who have to leave in search of a new home when war breaks out in their country. With sensitivity and poetry, without ignoring the dark moments, the Dounia series tells the story of a migration from a child’s perspective, while exploring the themes of identity, resilience and the dialogue of cultures.
Awards and festival selections
Prizes:
– Winner – Festival International de Cinéma d’Animation de Meknès (2 prizes) (Morocco)
– Winner – LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers (Germany)
– Winner – Grand Prix et Primary Divison Prize at the Japan Prize Awards (Japan)
– Winner – Kids Jury at Festival « Au cinéma pour les droits humains » (France)
– Winner – Festival Voir Ensemble (2 prizes) (France)
– Winner – Festival DellecJr (2 prizes) (France)
– Winner – Festival cinéma en famille de Québec (4 prizes) (Québec)
– Winner – Best music at Mon Premier festival (France)
– Finalist – New York International Children’s Film Festival (USA)
– Finalist – Asian Pacific Sceen Awards (Australia)
– Finalist – Prix Iris Québec Cinéma (Québec)
– Special mention – Arab Film Fest (USA)Festivals Selections:
– Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France)
– Festival du nouveau cinéma (Canada)
– Ajyal Film Festival – Doha Film Institute (Qatar)
– Le Grand Bivouac (France)
– Festival Voir ensemble (France)
– LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers (Germany)
– Festival Göteborg Prisma (Sweden)
– Festival Picolo grande (Italy)
– Mon premier festival (France)
– Japan Prize (Japan)
– Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Australie)
– International Film Festival of Marrakech (Marocco)
– Gijon International Film Festival (Spain)
– Red Sea Festival (EAU)
– JuniorFest (Czech Republic)
– Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece)
– Festival des 3 Continents (France)
– Cinepänz – Film Festival for Young Audience Cologne (Allemagne)
– Festival Cinemamed (Belgium)
– New York Children International Film Festival (USA)
– Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke (Canada)
– IFFF Dortmund+Köln 2023 (Germany)
– Arabisk Filmfest Bergen (Norway)
– Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Germany)
– Festival du film et forum international sur les droits humains (Switzerland)
– Cinema Club Jaramana (Syria)
– Winner Kids Choice Festival Au cinéma pour les droits humains (France)
– Institut français de Tunisie (Tunisia)
– Zlín Film Festival (Czech Republic)
– Pesaro Film Festival (Italy)
– SAFAR Film Festival (UK)
– Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival (Hong Kong)
– BUSTER Filmfestival (Denmark)
– Divercine (Uruguay)
– Rural Encounters Film Festival (Lebanon)
– Tromsø International Film Festival Junior (Norway)
– FANTOCHE – International Animation Film Festival (Switzerland)
– Kids Kino International Film Festival (Poland)
– Jury Special Mention at Arab Film Fest (United States)
– Animest Bucharest (Romania)
– Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (United Arab Emirates)
– Discovery Film Festival (Scotland)
– Festival International du Cinéma d’Auteur de Rabat (Morocco)
– Athens International Children’s Film Festival (Greece)
– Abidjan Animation Film Festival (Ivory Coast)
– AlUla Cinema Days (Saudi Arabia)
– Hayy Cinema (Saudi Arabia)
– Children’s Animation and Cinema Week (Brazil)
– New Zealand International Film Festival (New Zealand)
– MANARAT Festival (Tunisia)
– Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (Netherlands)
– Cinemagic International Film Festival (Northern Ireland)
– Cinekid Festival (Netherlands)
– Human Rights Film Festival Lugano (Switzerland)
– ReAnimania (Armenia)
– Barbican Center – London (UK)
– Women’s Worlds Film Festival (Germany)
– KinderKinoFest Düsseldorf (Germany)
– Gaztefilm Fest (Spain)
– Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival (India)
– Festival du Film Francophone de Grèce (Greece)
– San Diego Arab Film Festival (United States)
– Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (Norway)
– Festival Films Femmes Afrique (Senegal)
– Milwaukee Film Festival (United States)
– San Francisco Arab Film Festival (United States)
– Irish Film Institute (Ireland)
– Celebrating Syria Festival + Horizon Festival (UK)
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