White Camel Winners
The White Camel (Arabic: الإبل الأبيض) is the festival's highest prize, awarded for the best film. It consists on a white female camel, which is traditionally donated to the refugee family who had hosted the actors or director of the winner film during the festival. Instead, the winners take with them home a trophy depicting a white camel.
| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin | Guest country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||
| 2005 | Madame Brouette | Moussa Sene Absa | Canada/ Senegal/ France | |
| 2006 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Farloni | Germany/ Mongolia | Cuba |
| 2007 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | Michel Ocelot | France/ Belgium/ Spain/ Italy | |
| 2008 | It's a Free World... | Ken Loach | United Kingdom | |
| 2009 | Che: Part 2 | Steven Soderbergh | Spain/ France/ United States | Algeria |
| 2010 | The Problem | Jordi Ferrer and Pablo Vidal | Spain | South Africa |
| 2011 | Entrelobos | Gerardo Olivares | Spain/ Germany | Venezuela |
| 2012 | Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony | Alvaro Longoria | Spain | Mexico |
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