Palestinian American writer-director Cherien Dabis came out the big winner in the Arabic Feature Film competition of this years Cairo International Film Festival, which came to a close Friday evening with a gala awards ceremony at the citys opera house.Dabis

North African movies tend to play a prominent role in the regions film festivals and this years Cairo International Film Festival was no exception. Six of the 11 films in CIFFs Arabic Feature Film competition come from west of the