As awards season contenders continue to take shape, the Hamptons International Film Festival has delivered the winners of its 33rd outing in the luxurious beach haven.

“The President’s Cake,” from filmmaker Hasan Hadi, won best narrative feature. From distributor Sony Pictures Classics, the feature follows a young Iraqi girl who is chosen to bake her school a celebratory dessert in observation of Saddam Hussein’s birthday. As she hustles to gather ingredients over a scarce landscape, the realities of a dictatorship become clear.

HIFF, presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, awarded Hadi a $2,500 cash prize plus a film production package of in-kind goods and services valued at $92,500 from TCS, Neon Diesel Finishing, Hamptons Locations and On Location Education.

“Through the eyes of a

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