Sahim Omar Kalifa Biography

Awards

• 2011Special Mention by the Jury-: winner
• 2011Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2011Festival Prize-: winner
• 2011Festival Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2011Muhr Arab Award-Short: nominated
• 2011Grand Prize Jury Award-: winner
• 2012Gold Hugo-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Muhr Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2014Muhr Special Jury Prize-Short Film: winner
• 2014Jury Prize (Short Films)-: winner
• 2014First Prize (Short Films)-: nominated
• 2015Special Jury Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Muhr Arab Award-Best Director - Feature: nominated
• 2017Muhr Award-Best Fiction Feature: nominated
• 2017Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2017Grand Prix-Best Film: winner
• 2018Audience Award-: winner
• 2018National Competition-Best Belgian Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Leaf-Best Film: winner
• 2018Ensor-Best Film (Beste Film): winner
• 2018Ensor-Best Director (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2018Ensor-Best Screenplay (Beste Scenario): winner
• 2018Audience Award-IFFR Audience Award: nominated
• 2023Best Feature Narrative Film Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2023Best Director Award-Best Director: winner
• 2023Look Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Award of the Junior Jury-Best International Feature Film in the Category "Junior Film": winner
• 2023The Belt and Road Film Week-Audience Choice Award for Film: nominated
• 2023The Belt and Road Film Week-Media Choice Award for Film: nominated
• 2024AWFF Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Ensor-Best Director (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2024Ensor-Best Documentary (Beste Documentaire): nominated
• 2025Jury Grand Prize-OKO GLOBAL FICTION: nominated