Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro
Sameh Alaa

Awards

Sameh Alaa

6 wins & 30 nominations

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee City of Annecy Award
    • S the Wolf

Cannes Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Winner Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Ghent International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best International Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Golden Firebird Award
    • Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

AFI Fest

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Animated Short Film
    • S the Wolf

Miami Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Short Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival

  • Fifteen (2017)
    2017 Winner Canal+ Short Film Award
    • Short Film
    • Fifteen
    Shared with: Ehab Rehan · Ibrahim Alaa · Ben Vandendaele

Moscow International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Winner Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Nashville Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Animated Short
    • S the Wolf

Palm Springs International ShortFest

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best of the Festival
    • Best of Fest
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face
  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Young Cineaste Award
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

SXSW Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award
    • Animated Short
    • S the Wolf

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Fifteen (2017)
    2017 Nominee Short Cuts Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Fifteen

Uppsala International Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival

  • Fifteen (2017)
    2018 Nominee Great Prize Cidade Vila do Conde
    • International Competition
    • Fifteen

Flickerfest International Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best International Short Film
    • Best Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Reykjavik International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best International Short
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Encounters International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Brief Encounters Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Glasgow Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film
    • Best Short
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Busan International Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Short Film
    • International Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee Short Film Grand Prize
    • International Competition
    • S the Wolf

Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee International Shorts
    • Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Zagreb Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee The Golden Pram
    • Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • S the Wolf

CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Short Film
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Corti Da Sogni Antonio Ricci - International Short Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2022 Winner Sogni d'oro
    • Best Worldwide Fiction
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival

  • Fifteen (2017)
    2018 2nd Place Festival Prize
    • The Silver Egg
    • Fifteen

Prato Film Festival

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Sezione Mondo Corto
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Alexandria Short Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2026 Winner Special Mention
    • Egyptian Film Competition
    • S the Wolf

El Gouna Film Festival

  • S the Wolf (2025)
    2025 Nominee Golden Star
    • Short Films Competition
    • S the Wolf
  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Star
    • Short Films Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face
  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Winner Best Arab Film
    • Short Film Competition
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

London Film Week

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2020 Nominee LFW Award
    • Best Short
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Vertigo Film Fest

  • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Short Fiction
    • I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Please see our guide to updating awards
  • Learn more about contributing

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.