The Carthage Cinematographic Days have lifted the veil on the poster for their 36th edition, which will be held from December 13 to 20, 2025. The image chosen this year features a walking female silhouette, crossed by a flow of colors where blue, purple, fuchsia and orange hues intersect. This figure, imagined by designer Firas Agrebi, seems to advance carried by a breath of light, as if it were opening a passage to a space in transformation. Its forward movement reflects a dynamic of freedom and perseverance, echoing the very identity of the JCC, which has remained since its creation a place of circulation of stories, cultural resistance and exchanges between the cinemas of Africa and the Arab world. The jasmine she holds, a discreet but central visual element, anchors the poster in Tunisia, recalling the hospitality, memory and creative spirit that characterize the festival.
At the same time, the management of the JCC announced the list of Tunisian films selected this year in the different competitive sections, a set particularly awaited by both the public and professionals in the sector. Selected by an independent committee, these titles offer an overview of the vitality and diversity of current Tunisian cinema.
In the official fiction feature film competition, three films will represent Tunisia. Where the Wind Comes From by Amel Guellaty, already noticed at the El Gouna 2025 Festival where he won the Prize for best Arabic fictionthus continues its international journey. He will be accompanied by Hind Rajab’s voice by Kaouther Ben Hania, whose screening in Venice had generated an exceptional response and which earned the film the Silver Lion and several prizes in the parallel sections; the work has since been chosen for represent Tunisia at the Oscars in the category of Best International Film and has been programmed in several major festivals. The third feature film in the running, Promised Heaven of Erige Sehiri, had for his part inaugurated the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
The feature-length documentary section also brings together three proposals: Paradise by Majdi Lakhdar, Our Seed by Anis Lassoued and On The Hill by Belhassen Handous. Each of these titles enriches an increasingly structured Tunisian documentary segment, where personal approaches, stories anchored in reality and formal explorations intersect.
Finally, the official short film competition will include three Tunisian films: The burden of the wings by Rami Jarboui, Reprieve by Walid Tayaa and Cursed Tomatoes by Marwa Tiba. These short works, often first forays or aesthetic laboratories, always occupy an essential place at the JCC, regularly revealing new perspectives.
With a poster turned towards the horizon and a national selection which testifies to a true plurality of voices, this 36th edition of the Carthage Cinematographic Days promises to be an event attentive to the movements of the world, to the stories which are being written today and to those which are still seeking their form.
Neila Driss
