The parallel awards of the 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival (JCC) were announced on Friday, December 20, 2024, at the Media Center of the City of Culture in Tunis.
The awards are as follows:
The “Khemais Khayati” Prize of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) for Resistance Cinema was awarded to The Red Path by Lotfi Achour. The FIPRESCI Prize (International Federation of Film Critics) was awarded to Who Do I Belong To by Meryam Joobeur. The Lina Ben Mhenni Human Rights Prize was given to RESSACS, Une Histoire Touarègue by Intagrist El Ansari. The UGTT Prize (Tunisian General Labour Union) went to The Color of Phosphate by Ridha Tlili.
The day also featured a panel discussion on the role of Tunisian film organizations in promoting national cinema. Speakers emphasized the contributions of associations like the Tunisian Filmmakers Association and the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers (FTCA) in driving legislative progress and supporting professionals’ rights in the sector.
The winners of the 35th edition of the JCC will be announced on Saturday, December 21, 2024, during the closing ceremony.
Official Competition Films
Fiction Features:
The Man Died by Awam Amkpa (Nigeria), Demba by Mamadou Dia (Senegal), Frantz Fanon by Abdenour Zahzah (Algeria), Hanami by Denise Fernandes (Cape Verde), The Vanishing by Karim Moussaoui (Algeria), The Village Next To Paradise by Mo Harawe (Somalia), Arze by Mira Shaib (Lebanon), Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo by Khaled Mansour (Egypt), The Blue Lake by Daoud Aoulad-Syad (Morocco), To A Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine), Salma by Joud Said (Syria), Borj Roumi by Moncef Dhouib (Tunisia), Aicha by Mehdi Barsaoui (Tunisia), The Red Path by Lotfi Achour (Tunisia), Who Do I Belong To by Meryam Joobeur (Tunisia).
Documentary Features:
The Brink of Dreams by Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir (Egypt), Maroun Returns to Beirut by Feyrouz Serhal (Lebanon), Janin Jenin by Mohammad Bakri (Palestine), Tongo Saa/Rising Up at Night by Nelson Makengo (Congo), Ressacs by Intagrist Al Ansari (Mauritania), Ndar Saga Waalo by Ousmane William Mbaye (Senegal), Dahomey by Mati Diop (Senegal), Cent Douze by Tchedre M’maka Joël (Togo), Which Way Africa? by David Pierre Fila (Congo-Brazzaville), A Fidai Film by Kamal Aljafari (Palestine), Sh’hili by Habib Ayeb (Tunisia), Hackers of the Borders by Ismael (Tunisia), Matula by Abdallah Yahia (Tunisia).
Fiction Shorts:
Better Than Earth by Shérif El Bendary (Egypt), After The Sun by Rayane Mcirdi (Algeria), Ayo by Françoise-Ellong Gomez and Yolande Eckel (Cameroon), Chikha by Zahoua Raji and Ayoub Layoussfi (Morocco), In The Waiting Room by Moatsem Taha (Palestine), Lees Waxul by Yoro Mbaye (Senegal), Mango by Randa Ali (Egypt), Nothing Happens After That by Ibrahim Omar (Sudan), Rouge by Samaher Mously (Saudi Arabia), Sans Vous by Oulebsir Nadjib Fawzi (Algeria), The Father, Probably by Tolba Brothers (Mauritania), Where Have You Been? by Mohamed Gotta (Jordan), Zanatany, When Soulless Shrouds Whisper by Hachimiya Ahamada (Comoros), On The Edge by Sahar El Echi (Tunisia), In Three Layers of Darkness by Houcem Slouli (Tunisia), Leni Africo by Marwen Labib (Tunisia), Makun by Fares Naanaa (Tunisia).
Documentary Shorts:
The Poem We Sang by Annie Sakkab (Palestine), Roots of Weaving by Malika Sawadogo (Burkina Faso), Donkey Race by Mohamed Baqer (Saudi Arabia), Fluid Lagos by Fluid Lagos Collective (Nigeria), The Other Side of Beauty by Sami Saif Sirelkhatim (Sudan), Unyagoni by Saitabo Kaiyare (Kenya), Cinema Dunia by Amro Ali (Syria), Fariha by Badr Youssef (Yemen), You Harvest May Be Delayed by Ahmed Al-Zu’Bi (Jordan), The Last Days with Eliane by Mehdi Hajri (Tunisia), Au Bout des Doigts by Aida Chamekh (Tunisia).
TunisianMonitorOnline (Douha Saafi)
