19/10/2025
And the winner of the for European Film 2025 is:
YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin (Germany, Canada, Italy, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) 🎉💙
Director Ameer Fakher Eldin, who was unable to attend the festival in person, sent a video message in which he thanked the jury, the ACC, and EFP for what he called a “beautiful recognition.” He added: “To see Yunan now embraced by Arab critics as well feels profoundly moving to me. In a way, maybe it means the film has finally found its way home.”
Fakher Eldin also expressed his gratitude to his main producer and longtime collaborator Dorothe Beinemeier (Red Balloon Film), who accepted the award on-site in El Gouna: “Like his first film The Stranger, it is a slow, silent and melancholic piece. Ameer’s stories are not loud but told in the most subtle and poetic ways and are deeply touching. He is just a brilliant observer and storyteller, a very old and wise soul in a young man’s body. I am very much looking forward to producing the third film of our trilogy.“
A huge thank you goes out to our partners and the 100 Arab film critics who watched a total of 20 films and celebrated European filmmaking in the process. The winner was announced earlier tonight at the .
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