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MUMBAI: Alok Shetty directed Road to America won the
Jury award for direction at the third Al Jazeera International
Documentary Film Festival.
Road to America was an independent entry.
The festival concluded after four days of screening 128 films
from over 60 countries. Winners in four other categories were
announced at a closing ceremony at the Sheraton Doha Resort
and Convention Centre.
Meeting Resistance directed by Steve Connors and Molly
Bingham won Best Film in the Long Film category. The New Horizon
Category awards went to Voices of Shadows directed by
Ahmed Elkady.
The other winners were
Long Film Category: Jury's Award
Title: Butterflies
Director: Zhang Weijie
Produced by: Documentary Channel, Shanghai Media Group
Medium Film Category: Al Jazeera Golden Award
Title: 4 ½
Director: Gianni Padlina
Produced by: Media Key SA
Medium Film Category: Jury's Award
Title: Destiny
Director: Farahnaz Sharifi
Produced by: Sayed Ahmad Paydari
Short Film Category: Al Jazeera Golden Award
Title: My Treasures
Directors: Jin Tang, Zhang Lai
Produced by: Documentary Channel, Shanghai Media
Short Film Category: Jury's Award
Title: Hadeel
Director: Riad Shahin
Produced by: Assalam for Media Production
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