Syrian film “Niqab Al-Rooh” ( The Veil of the Soul ) for the director and author Alaa Shukri Al-Sahnawi won three international awards at the ONIROS Film Awards in Italy..
The ONIROS Film Awards is an international Monthly and Annual IMDP qualifying competition based in Saint-Vincent, Italy, celebrating films and filmmakers from all around the world.
Concerning the awards and their classifications, Al-Sahnawi said in a statement to SANA that the film won the Best Film Award and another prize for the Best Screenplay and the award of Best Soundtrack within the ONIROS Film Awards.
Al-Sahnawi stressed that the film will continue its participation at international festivals and it will be soon in the USA and United Kingdom , as the film is a Syrian cinematic work which addresses a message and carries a purpose
The film “Niqab al-Rooh” presents an important international humanitarian issue that reveals the crimes of the international evil gangs hiding behind the guise of humanitarian aid.
Characters of the film were acted by Wael Sharaf , Rawad Alyo , Joan Al Khadre , Haya Maraashili , Maryam Ali and a group of youth and children.
It is noteworthy that the author and director of the film “ Veil of the Soul “ had previously gained a number of awards most notably of which are the Golden Director award at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the same at the Toronto Festival in Canada in addition to the second gold prize of the best integrated film at the Catskills Festival.
Rawaa Ghanam