Amsterdam
Koerdisch Film Festival 2023
12, 13 & 14 May
Het Ketelhuis
A multitude of looks at the Kurds and a chronically urgent cinema.

OPENING FILM – DREAM’S GATE – 12/05
Filmmaker Negin Ahmadi travels to the war zone of Kurdistan (Northern Syria) to follow the lives of the women in the YPJ – an all-female Kurdish militia. Armed only with her camera, she captures the struggles, hopes, and joys of these incredible women, for whom the fight against ISIS is also their way to escape the restraints of a patriarchal society.
Duration: 78 mins
Type: Documentary
Year: 2023
Special Mentions Awardees
The AKFF Award Ceremony took place on Sunday 14 May. It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of each category.
Best Short Film: The Address by Aram Dildar
Best Actress: Halima Ilter for her role in ‘Sinjar’
Best Actor: Qader Jalal for his role in ‘Mind Clemency’
Best Feature Documentary: Dream’s Gate by Negin Ahmadi
Best Director: Zahavi Sanjavi for ‘Imad’s Childhood’
Best Feature Fiction: Transient Happiness by Sina Muhammad
For the AKFF Academy:
2nd place goes to Adnan Zandi for his film Habibullah.
1st place goes to Dilpak Megeed for her film My Mother and I
The AKFF congratulates all winners and wishes them all the best for their future endeavors!
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DATE: 12 – 14 MAY
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