‘Palestine 36’ wins Audience Award at Arab Film Festival 2025
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Palestine 36, the acclaimed feature by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, has won the Audience Award at the Arab Film Festival 2025 (AFF2025) in San Francisco, according to an announcement shared by the film’s creators.
In a statement posted on social media, the team described the award as “proof that Palestinian stories, stories of history, memory and resistance, are alive in the hearts of audiences everywhere, still resonating, still stirring and impossible to silence.”
They thanked festival-goers who attended the screening and cast their votes, saying audience support was central to the film’s growing international momentum.
Directed by Jacir and featuring an ensemble Palestinian cast, Palestine 36 has been steadily gaining global recognition.
The film has screened at festivals and special events from Tokyo and São Paulo to London, with sold-out runs across cinemas in the UK and Ireland.
The team said additional international releases will be announced soon as the film continues to expand to new territories.
The filmmakers described the Audience Award as an important boost for Palestinian cinema at a moment when representation on global screens is increasingly scrutinised.
Palestine 36 remains in cinemas across the UK and select theatres in Ireland.
