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	<title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Sophia Al Maria</title>
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		<title>Doha Tribeca Film Festival Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ali Suliman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Najwa Najjar]]></category>
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Team Qatar by Liz Mermin (top); Hiam Abbass in Najwa Najjar&#8217;s Pomegranates and Myrrh (bottom)

Doha Tribeca Film Festival Executive Director Amanda Palmer and Robert De Niro handed out two audience awards, worth US$50,000 each, at the festival&#8217;s closing night gala on Nov. 1. Coincidentally, both winning films  were directed by women.
British filmmaker Liz Mermin&#8217;s documentary Team Qatar, which chronicles the creation of that country&#8217;s first debate team, was awarded Best Festival Film, while Palestinian Najwa Najjar&#8217;s debut feature, Pomegranates and Myrrh (talk about a poetic title), was chosen the Best Arab Film.
Starring Hiam Abbass (who deserves a best actress Oscar nod for Lemon Tree), Pomegranates and Myrrh revolves around a Palestinian woman torn  between being faithful to her [...]]]></description>
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