Mahdi Fleifel Biography

Awards

• 2008ConCorto Award-Short Film: nominated
• 2008Muhr Arab Award-Short: nominated
• 2008Jury Prize-Best International Student Film: winner
• 2008Student Award-Best Student Film: nominated
• 2008Best Short Award-Best International Short: nominated
• 2009Jury Award-European Short Film Competition: nominated
• 2009Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2009Gran Visionario Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2009Jury Prize-International Competition: winner
• 2010Jury Award-European Short Film Competition: nominated
• 2010Best Fiction-Best Student Film: nominated
• 2012FIPRESCI Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2012NETPAC Award-Best Film: winner
• 2012Black Pearl Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2012Amnesty Award-: nominated
• 2012Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
• 2012People's Choice Award-Documentary: nominated
• 2013International Documentary Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013Festival Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Peace Film Award-: winner
• 2013Panorama Audience Award-Documentary Film: nominated
• 2013Best Film-: nominated
• 2013Reel Talent Award-: winner
• 2013Best International Documentary-: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013First Prize-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize-: winner
• 2013World Cinema Award-: winner
• 2013International Docs Competition-Human Rights Competition: nominated
• 2013Best New Talent Award-: winner
• 2013Best Documentary-: nominated
• 2013Best International Feature Film-: winner
• 2013Grand Prix "Nouzha Drissi"-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Prix du Public "Nourredine Kachti"-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Jury Prize-Best Documentary: winner
• 2013Human Rights Award-: nominated
• 2013Silver Apricot - Special Prize-Best Documentary Film: winner
• 2013Festival Prize-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Punto de Vista Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-: winner
• 2013Golden Peacock-Best Film: nominated
• 2013Jury Prize-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Human Rights Competition-: nominated
• 2013Golden Horn - Special Mention-: winner
• 2013Cracow Students Jury Award-Documentary Competition: winner
• 2013Most Popular Documentary-: nominated
• 2013Bronze Palm Award-Documentary: winner
• 2013Four World Directors To Watch-: nominated
• 2013Prix du Public-Best Feature Documentary: winner
• 2013Objectif d'Or-Best Feature Documentary: winner
• 2013Viktor Award-DOK.horizons: winner
• 2013Best New Nordic Voice Award-Best New Nordic Voice: winner
• 2013Best Film-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013DOC: South Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013John Schlesinger Award-: nominated
• 2013Special Jury Award-Special Mention: nominated
• 2013Festival Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Documentary Award-: nominated
• 2013Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: winner
• 2014International Shorts Competition-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014BBC Arabic Film and Documentary Festival Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2014Golden Berlin Bear-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Best Feature Documentary-: winner
• 2014Best Short Film-: nominated
• 2014Doc Alliance Award-: nominated
• 2014Short Film Award-: nominated
• 2014International Shorts-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2014Best Documentary-: winner
• 2014Best Short Film-: nominated
• 2014Brief Encounters Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2014Festival Prize-Best Documentary Short Film: nominated
• 2014Jury Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Best Short Documentary-: nominated
• 2014Best Documentary Short Film-: nominated
• 2014Grand Jury Prize-Shorts Competition: nominated
• 2014Special Mention-Best Short Film: winner
• 2014Grand Prize-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2014Sheffield Short Doc Award-: nominated
• 2014Social Impact Media Award-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2014iFestival Award-: nominated
• 2014Sydney Film Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Grand Prix of the City of Tetouan-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2015Jury Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2015Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film-: nominated
• 2015Jean Loup Passek Award-Best International Short or Medium Length Film: winner
• 2015Festival Prize-Best Nordic Film: winner
• 2015Best Documentary-International Competition: nominated
• 2015Audience Award-International - Under 45 Minutes: nominated
• 2015Amnesty International Award-: nominated
• 2016Festival Prize-Best Short: nominated
• 2016Capivara Trophy-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2016Golden Berlin Bear for Best Short Film-: nominated
• 2016Prix Berlin (EFA European Short Film)-: winner
• 2016Silver Berlin Bear-Jury Prize for Short Film: winner
• 2016Human Rights Award-: nominated
• 2016Camden Cartel Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2016Best Short Film-International Short Film Competition: winner
• 2016International Shorts-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2016Muhr Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2016Best International Short Film-: nominated
• 2016European Film Award-European Short Film: nominated
• 2016Best Short Film-International Shorts Competition: winner
• 2016Go Short Award-Best Dutch Short Film: nominated
• 2016Golden Apricot-Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2016Festival Prize-Best Documentary Short Film: nominated
• 2016La Cabina Award-Best Amalgama Film: nominated
• 2016Special Jury Mention-Short Film: winner
• 2016Best Short Documentary-: nominated
• 2016Best Documentary Short Film-: nominated
• 2016Best Short Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2016Loup Argenté-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2016Short Film Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Grand Prix-Best Short Film: winner
• 2016International Competition - Grand Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2016Best European Short Film-: nominated
• 2016Cinematic Achievement Award-Short Film: winner
• 2016Vienna Short Film Award-Best International Fiction & Documentary Film: winner
• 2016Jury Prize-International Competition: winner
• 2016Audience Award-: nominated
• 2016Main Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Grand Jury Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017Festival Prize-Best Short: nominated
• 2017Grand Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2017Best Short Film-International Competition: winner
• 2017Short Film Competition-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2017Canal+ Prize for Best European Short Film-: winner
• 2017Palme d'Or - Best Short Film-: nominated
• 2017Grand Prix International-Short Film: winner
• 2017International Shorts-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Muhr Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Brief Encounters Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2017Tiernan McBride Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017Le Reflet d'Or-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film-: nominated
• 2017Festival Prize-Best Fiction Short Film: nominated
• 2017Jury Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Best Short Film Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017Best UK Short-Best UK Short: nominated
• 2017Festival Award-Short Documentary Competition: winner
• 2017Best Fiction Short Film-: nominated
• 2017Grand Jury Prize-Shorts Competition: nominated
• 2017Best Short Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2017Loup Argenté-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017Best Short Film - International-Best International Short: nominated
• 2017Grand Prix-Best International Short: nominated
• 2017International Competition-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2017International Competition - Grand Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2017Festival Prize-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017Jury Award-Best Short: nominated
• 2017Cinematic Achievement Award-Short Film: nominated
• 2017Short Cuts Award-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2017Silver Spike-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Best Short Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2018Best Short Film-Best Short Fiction Film: nominated
• 2018BAFTA Film Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Jury Special Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Moon of Valencia-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Grand Prize Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Best Short-: nominated
• 2018Silver Lynx-Best Short Fiction: nominated
• 2018Short Film Prize-: winner
• 2018Best International Short Film-Best Film: nominated
• 2018FRICINE Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film-: nominated
• 2018Best Narrative-Best Short Narrative: winner
• 2018Festival Prize-Cortometraje Ficción Internacional: winner
• 2018Jury Prize-Special Mention: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Short Film: nominated
• 2018Best Short Film-Short Fiction: nominated
• 2018Festival Award-Short Fiction Competition: nominated
• 2018Jury Award-Short Film: nominated
• 2018IMDbPro Shorts Competition-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Premio-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2018The Sunbird Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Sound & Image Challenge Award-Best Film of the Festival: winner
• 2018Best Narrative Short-Jury Prize: nominated
• 2018UK Film Festival Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2020Santa Lucia - International Competition-Best Documentary Short Film: nominated
• 2020Best Documentary Award-Short Documentary: nominated
• 2020International Competition-Best Short Documentary Film: nominated
• 2020Best Short Film-International Short Film Competition: nominated
• 2020Grand Prix International-Short Film: nominated
• 2020International Docs Competition-Short Dox Award: nominated
• 2020Ekko Shortlist Award-Bedste dokumentar (Best Documentary): nominated
• 2020Brief Encounters Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film-Best Short: winner
• 2020Go Short Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2020Festival Prize-Best Documentary Short Film: nominated
• 2020Hamburg Short Film Award-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2020Golden Starfish Award-Documentary Short: nominated
• 2020Golden Danzante-Documentary Short Film Contest: nominated
• 2020Ammodo Tiger Short Competition-: nominated
• 2020It's All True Trophy-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Best Arab Short-Short Film: winner
• 2020Lorenzo Vecchio Award-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Festival Award-Short Documentary Competition: winner
• 2020Best Documentary Short Film-: nominated
• 2020Grand Prize-International Short or Medium-Length Film: nominated
• 2020OFF Award Best Danish Short Film-OFF Danish Competition: nominated
• 2020Soapbox Award-Best Short Documentary: nominated
• 2020Best UK Short Film-Open City Award: winner
• 2020Grand Jury Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2020Best International Short Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2020SHORT RIGA International Competition-: nominated
• 2020International Competition - Grand Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Best European Short Film-European Shorts: nominated
• 2020Best Documentary-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Best Documentary-Opstromers Competition: winner
• 2020Festival Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2020Jury Award-Best Short Documentary: nominated
• 2020Vienna Short Film Award-Best International Fiction & Documentary Film: winner
• 2021Best Short Film-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2021Best Documentary Film-Short Film: winner
• 2021Audience Award-Diaspora Shorts: nominated
• 2021DOCU/SHORT-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2021Jury Prize-Best Documentary: winner
• 2021Audience Award-Documentary Competition: winner
• 2021Best Documentary Award-Best Documentary Short Film: nominated
• 2021Best Documentary-International Competition: winner
• 2021Don Quijote Award-Best International Short or Medium Length Film: winner
• 2021Jean Loup Passek Award-Best International Short or Medium Length Film: nominated
• 2021Best Film-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2021Festival Prize-Best Nordic Film: nominated
• 2021Jury Prize-Best International Short Film: nominated
• 2021The Sunbird Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2021International Competition Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2021Jury Prize-Best documentary: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Sutherland Award-First Feature Competition: nominated
• 2024Best Film-Lotus Award Competition: nominated
• 2024Gold Bison-Best Feature Narrative: nominated
• 2024SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
• 2024Tanit d'Argent-Narrative Feature Film: winner
• 2024Tanit d'Or-Narrative Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Audience Award - Special Mention-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024AMBER Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024NETPAC Award-International Competition: winner
• 2024Grand Prix-Compétition Officielle: nominated
• 2024Grand Prix Hydro-Québec-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Best Film-World Cinema Competition: winner
• 2024Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Silver Peacock-Best Debut Competition: nominated
• 2024Golden Apricot-Regional Panorama: nominated
• 2024Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Director: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Prix FRASI-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Jury Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024First Feature Competition Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Golden Bee Award-Jury's Choice: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Top 10 Feature Films: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2024Antigone d'Or-Best Film: winner
• 2024Student Award-Best Film: winner
• 2024CineCoPro Award-: winner
• 2024Grand Jury Prize-Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition: nominated
• 2024Festival Award-Fresh Competition: nominated
• 2024Silver Yusr-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2024Golden Yusr-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Grand Prize in the Spirit of Faith-Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-Best Film in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Competition: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-International Panorama: nominated
• 2024New Directors Competition-Best Fiction: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Focus Mediterraneo: winner
• 2024Audience Award-International Competition: winner
• 2024Golden Alexander-International Competition: nominated
• 2024People's Choice Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024The Golden Dhow-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Black Iris Award-Best Feature Arab Narrative: nominated
• 2025Jury Award-Best Feature Arab Narrative: winner
• 2025Audience Award-Arab Feature-Length Narrative Competition: winner
• 2025Grand Jury Prize-Best European Feature Film: winner
• 2025Grand Jury Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2025Best Film-Feature Film Competition: winner
• 2025CIVIS Europe's Media Prize for Integration-Best Film: nominated
• 2025International Narrative Competition-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Dragon Award-International Competition: nominated
• 2025Fiction Grand Award-Fiction and Human Rights Competition: nominated
• 2025Best Film-Young Masters: nominated
• 2025Best Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2025Malaysia Golden Global Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2025Malaysia Golden Global Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2025New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2025Jury Special Mention Award-World Competition: winner
• 2025The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2025Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: winner
• 2025Aurora Award-: nominated
• 2025NETPAC Aruna Vasudev Award-Best Asia-Pacific Film 2024: nominated
• 2025Vilnius IFF Award-Vilnius IFF Competition: nominated
• 2026Heterodox Award-: nominated