'Thank You for Banking With Us'… Tours and Awards in Kenya, the UK, and the Arab World
It received the Grand Award in the Feature Film Competition at the Casablanca Arab Film Festival, as well as the Best Actress Award for Clara Khoury as part of the film's premiere in Morocco. Recently, the film has received a special mention at Human Fest in Spain, highlighting its deep sense of humanity and special artistic treatment of different issues. Within the proceedings of the Safar Film Festival, the film has been screened in multiple British cities. On June 27th, it will be screened in Barbican Cinema 1 in London, as part of the festival's program celebrating the independent Arab cinema. Additionally, three screenings were held on June 11th at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, on June 13th at Plymouth Arts Center, and on June 19th at Hull Independent Cinema.
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