Agencies/DubaiSaudi movie Wadjda, a tale of a girl’s quest to own a bicycle in the kingdom, won the best Arabic feature film at the Dubai Film Festival yesterday. Directed by Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker, Haifaa al-Mansoor, and shot entirely in the kingdom, the film won the “Muhr” award. Ten-year-old Waad Mohamed, who plays the girl named Wadjda whose love for Western music and fashions lands her in trouble, bagged the best actress award at the festival. “Being awarded at a festival in a Gulf country means a lot to me,” said Mansoor, tears welling up in her eyes. Born in 1974, Mansoor studied literature at the American University in Cairo and film at the University of Sydney. Egyptian film Chaos, Disorder, by Nadine Khan—daughter of director Mohamed Khan—won the Special Jury Prize in the festival that opened on December 9. Turkish film Yerlati (Inside) by Zeki Demirkubuz won the Muhr award for the best Asia-Africa feature film. Kamal El Mahouti took the best director prize for My Brother.Egyptian actor Amr Waked was named best actor for Winter of Discontent.