The Carthage Cinematographic Days have revealed the full list of films selected for their 36th edition. Forty-two Arab and African works will compete in the documentary, fiction and short film categories, with a strong Tunisian presence.
General overview
A few days before the traditional meeting with the press scheduled for December 4 at the Théâtre des Jeunes Créateurs, the JCC organizing committee has unveiled the complete selection for its 36th edition, which will be held from December 13 to 20, 2025.
This edition brings together 42 films from 19 countries, divided into three major competitions. Nine Tunisian works are among the contenders for the Tanit.
The selection covers a wide geographical area, from Sahelian and southern Africa to the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, confirming the pan-African and Arab dimension of the festival.
Feature-length documentaries: 12 works in the running
Twelve documentaries from eight countries will compete for the Golden Tanit, with three Tunisian productions. The themes covered range from the relationship to the territory to questions of memory, including intimate or political stories.
Selected films:
- The man who plants the baobabs, K. Michel Zongo (Burkina Faso)
- Home Movie on Location, Viola (Egypt)
- The Other… Raeburn, David-Pierre Fila (Republic of Congo)
- Løvene ved elven Tigris, Zaradasht Ahmed (Iraq)
- Tales of the Wounded Land, Abbas Fadhel (Iraq)
- Cinema Kawakeb, Mahmoud Al Massad (Jordan)
- Five Eyes, Karim Debbagh (Morocco)
- Cemetery of life, Mamadou Moustapha Gueye (Senegal)
- Liti Liti, Mamadou Khouma Gueye (Senegal)
- Le Para-dis, Majdi Lakhdar (Tunisia)
- Our Seed, Anis Lassoued (Tunisia)
- On The Hill, Belhassen Handous (Tunisia)
Feature fiction films: 14 films representing 11 countries
Fourteen fictions will compete for the Golden Tanit, reflecting a range of styles and dramaturgies. Three Tunisian directors stand out in this category: Erige Sehiri, Kaouther Ben Hania and Amel Guellaty.
Selected films:
- My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davis Jr (Nigeria)
- Cotton Queen, Suzannah Mirghani (Sudan)
- Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream, Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji (Iraq)
- Diya, Achille Ronaimou (Chad)
- Hijra, Shahad Ameen (Saudi Arabia)
- My Father’s Scent, Mohamed Siam (Egypt)
- Sink, Zain Duraie (Jordan)
- Roqia, Yanis Koussim (Algeria)
- Katanga: The dance of the scorpions, Dani Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
- The Stories, Abu Bakr Shawky (Egypt)
- Once Upon a Time in Gaza, Arab & Tarzan Nasser (Palestine)
- Promised Heaven, Erige Sehiri (Tunisia)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia)
- Where the Wind Comes From, Amel Guellaty (Tunisia)
Short films: 16 films from 10 countries
The short film competition brings together sixteen works, with confirmed signings and young emerging directors. Three Tunisian films are involved.
Selected films:
- ELLE, Michèle Tyan (Lebanon)
- Aasvoëls, Dian Weys (South Africa)
- Breaking Out of Ali and Maher’s Base, Abanoub Youssef (Egypt)
- Night guards, Nina Khada (Algeria)
- To Última Colheita, Nuno Bonaventura Miranda (Cape Verde)
- 32 B, Mohamed Taher (Egypt)
- Rafet, Khadidiatou Sow (Senegal)
- Café?, Bamar Kane (Senegal)
- Coyotes, Said Zagha (Palestine)
- Intersecting Memory, Shayma Awawdeh (Palestine)
- A Memory in Ruins, Mathias Noussougnon (Togo)
- Oranges Road, Sami Farah (Syria)
- She’s Swimming, Liliane Rahal (Lebanon)
- Reprieve, Walid Tayaa (Tunisia)
- Cursed tomatoes, Marwa Tiba (Tunisia)
- The burden of wings, Rami Jarboui (Tunisia)
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