DUBAI: Congolese director Macherie Ekwa Bahango’s “Madi Makambu” has won five Final Cut awards at the Venice Film Festival, including the coveted La Biennale di Venezia Prize and the Red Sea Fund Award. The 14th edition of Final Cut supported films in post-production from across Africa and six countries in the Middle East: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund’s $5,800 award was handed to “Madi Makambu.” The story focuses on two lovers as they face Madi’s
