17 films from 59 submissions accepted with Jordan as guest of honor
The details of the sixth edition of the International Festival of Environmental Cinema in Gabes, which will be held from May 31 to June 3, 2025, were revealed on Monday during a press conference, with Jordan as the guest of honor.
Festival director Fouad Karim explained during the seminar that the choice of Jordan comes in recognition of its leadership in environmental cinema and its active involvement in climate issues and sustainable culture.
He added that within the framework of Jordan’s participation as a guest of honor, the events will open with the screening of the film “Troida” by Moni Abu Samra, which tells the story of “a young geological researcher who finds herself stuck in the vast desert after sudden rains caused by climate change killed her colleagues to embark on a journey in search of survival.”
Jordan’s participation in this session is also distinguished by the membership of the actress Abir Issa to the jury committee headed by actor and theater professor Khaled Bouzid from Tunisia, in addition to Mustafa Shawki from Iraq and director Bernard Deru from France.
For her part, the festival’s honorary president, actress Wahida Dridi, said that out of 59 films nominated for the festival, the screening committee selected 17 works from 15 Arab and foreign countries.
The festival is the voice of the earth when it utters art and an image that awakens awareness and makes creativity a path towards change.
As for the various events, the festival’s governing body explained that it targets cinema lovers who seek to discover films that inspire them, and provides Master Classes for environmental experts to share their knowledge and experiences, as well as attracting tourists and local communities and educating decision makers.
The festival was launched in 2014 in the coastal city of Gabes, which is living with major environmental issues as a result of the pollution caused by the industrial zone. Since its inception, the festival has taken on an international dimension due to the participation of many countries suffering from environmental issues, and with the aim of making the event a space for discussion and exchange of experiences on this issue and ways to solve it.
TunisianMonitorOnline (Dhouha Talik)
