His 2013 film '' Omar '' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize . In 2014 , '' Omar '' was the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , and was nominated for the award . The film also won the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Hany Abu-Assad