Asiaticafilmmediale, during the 5th edition (November 20-28, 2004), assigned:

City of Rome Award
(given by Luciana Castellina, former President of the Culture and Media Commission of the European Parliament)
To the Indonesian film director Lukitasari W. Sunowo (“Night in the Daytime”)
For the capacity of describing a country and a condition, solitude, with rare sensibility, and to encourage her talent.

Special Acknowledgement
To the Syrian film director Abdullatif Abdulhamid ("Mayatloboho Almostamion / Listeners' Choice")
For the liricism with which he was capable of describing the tricks of fortune and the reality of war.

Audience Award
“Turtles Can Fly” by Bahman Ghobadi (Iran-Iraq)