Samir at an event for Snow White (2005)

Awards

Samir

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10 wins & 15 nominations

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival

1992 Nominee Grand Prize
- Immer & ewig

Berlin International Film Festival

2015 Nominee Panorama Audience Award
- Documentary Film
- Iraqi Odyssey

Cairo International Film Festival

2019 Nominee Arab Cinema's Horizons Award
- Arab Cinema Competition
- Baghdad in My Shadow

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

1991 Nominee Best Film
- Immer & ewig
1991 Winner Best Screenplay
- Immer & ewig
Shared with: Martin Witz

Locarno Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival

1991 Nominee Golden St. George
- Immer & ewig

Swiss Film Prize

2020 Nominee Swiss Film Prize
- Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
- Baghdad in My Shadow
2020 Nominee Swiss Film Prize
- Best Film (Bester Spielfilm)
- Baghdad in My Shadow
Shared with: Joël Jent
2015 Nominee Swiss Film Prize
- Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm)
- Iraqi Odyssey
2006 Nominee Swiss Film Prize
- Best Film (Bester Spielfilm)
- Snow White
2003 Nominee Swiss Film Prize
- Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm)
- Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection

Tribeca Film Festival

2003 Nominee Jury Award
- Best Documentary > 2 Feature
- Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection

Washington DC Filmfest

2019 Winner Audience Award
- Best Feature Film
- Baghdad in My Shadow
Shared with: Joël Jent

Zurich Film Awards

2018 Winner Zurich Film Award
- Best Film
- Chris the Swiss
Shared with: Anja Kofmel
2015 Winner Zurich Film Award
- Documentary film
- Iraqi Odyssey
2002 Winner Zurich Film Award
- Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection

Abu Dhabi Film Festival

2014 Winner NETPAC Award
- Best Film
- Iraqi Odyssey
2014 Nominee Black Pearl Award
- Best Documentary Feature
- Iraqi Odyssey
2014 Winner NETPAC Award
- Best Film
- Iraqi Odyssey
Shared with: Joël Jent

Solothurn Film Festival (Solothurner Filmtage)

2020 Winner Prix du Public
- Baghdad in My Shadow

El Gouna Film Festival

2024 Nominee Golden Star
- Feature Documentary Competition
- La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri

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