The jury awarded the following Black Pearl Awards in the Emirates Film Competition:
Short Narrative Competition
First Prize (AED 30,000) – Soul, directed by Fatma Abdulla (UAE)
Second Prize (AED 25,000) – Dreams of Rice, by Yasser Al Neyadi and Hana Al Shatri (UAE)
Third Prize (AED 20,000) – Telephoni, directed by Hassan Kiyany (UAE)
Special Jury Award (AED 25,000) – Raneen, directed by Maitham Al Musawi (Oman)
Best Emirati Film (AED 25,000) – Soul, directed by Fatma Abdulla (UAE)
Best Script (AED 10,000) – Dreams of Rice, by Yasser Al Neyadi and Hana Al Shatri (UAE)
Best Cinematography (AED 10,000) – Wind, directed by Waleed Al Shehhi (UAE)
Short Documentary Competition
First Prize (AED 30,000) – A Falcon Will Not Breed a Dove, by Mansour Al Dhaheri (UAE)
Second Prize (AED 25,000) – Photon, by Awadh Al Hamzani (Saudi Arabia)
Third Prize (AED 20,000) – A Night to Remember, by Fahmi Farahat (Saudi Arabia)
Special Jury Award (AED 25,000) – Letters to Palestine, by Rashid Al Marri (UAE)
International Short Film Competition
Best Narrative ($25,000) – A Marriage, directed by Henning Rosenlund (Norway)
Best Documentary ($25,000) – Written in Ink, directed by Martin Rath (Poland)
Best Animation ($20,000) – Luminaris, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella (Argentina), shared with Specky Four-Eyes, directed by Jean-Claude Rozec (France)
Best Film from the Arab World ($25,000) – Farewell Exile, by Lamia Alami (Morocco)
Best Producer ($10,000) – Arben Zharku (Kosovo) for The Wedding Tape
Best Producer from the Arab World ($10,000) – Yacine Bouaziz (Algeria) for Tomorrow, Algiers?