Fez — The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has published the official selection for the 25th National Film Festival, set for October 17–25 in Tangier. The slate includes three competitions: feature fiction, shorts (fiction and documentary), and feature documentary, alongside a Panorama showcase.

CCM stated that three independent committees of Moroccan film professionals screened submissions and met at CCM headquarters in July, before finalizing the lineups. Ismaël Ferroukhi chaired the feature-fiction committee; the shorts committee by Mohamed Bouhari; and the feature-documentary committee by Khalid Zairi.

The festival selection confirms 15 fiction features, 15 shorts, and 15 feature documentaries in competition, with 14 additional titles in Panorama. 

Feature fiction (15)

“AFRICA BLANCA” (Azlarabe Alaoui); “ATOMAN” (Anouar Moatassim); “AUTISTO” (Jerome Cohen Olivar); “BRIBES” (Janane Fatine Mohammadi & Abdilah Zirat); “EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA” (Nabil Ayouch); “GRAND-PETIT FRÈRE” (Karima Guennouni); “LA GUERRE DES SIX MOIS” (Jilali Ferhati); “LA MER AU LOIN” (Saïd Hamich Benlarbi); “LE LAC BLEU” (Daoud Aoulad-Syad); “LES COMMANDEMENTS” (Sana Akroud); “LOVE IN DAKHLA” (Khalid Brahimi); “MAUVAIS TEMPS” (El Ghazouani Madane); “RADIA” (Khaoula Assebab Benomar); “TERRE DES ANGES” (Rachid Fekkak); “THE LOST PRINCESS” (Hicham Hajji).

Shorts — fiction & documentary (15)

“AICHA” (Sanaa El Alaoui); “BOUJLOUD” (Rita Bousfiha/Rita B-Lamotte); “CHIKHA” (Ayoub Layoussifi & Zahoua Raji); “CRAWLING BIRDS” (Karim Tajouaout); “EVASION 1944” (Saaïd Hasbi); “FAUSSE NOTE” (Rachid Zaki); “FLY ME TO THE MOON” (Zakaria Nouri); “FRÈRE II SANG” (Mohcine Nadifi); “L’MINA” (Randa Maroufi); “MIROIR À VENDRE” (Hicham Amal); “NAISSANCE D’UNE VIE” (Ayoub Aït Bihi); “TREK SALAMA” (Naoile Jouira); “LA MAISON D’EN HAUT” (Mohamed Gara); “VIENS MAIS RESTE LOIN” (Laila Msefer); “LES JARDINS DU PARADIS” (Sonia Terrab).

Feature documentaries (15)

“AMARZ” (Hicham Ibrahimi); “AMAZONE” (Salma Loukhmas & Rachida Saadi); “AMNAT AICHATA” (Aomar Mayara); “AMNEGRI EL BIDAN” (Ali Oualdah Bossoula); “ARRHIL” (Sidi Mohamed Fadel El Joummani); “FEMMES BLEUES” (Moulay Khalid El Boumeshouli); “FIERS, SUSPENDUS ET OBSTINÉS” (Mohamed Akram Nemmassi); “I WILL REMEMBER YOU” (Mohamed Rida Gueznaï); “LA COSHTA” (Dounia Niouf); “LES FLAMANTS ROSES, L’APPEL DU DÉSERT” (Hassan Kher); “LES MILLE ET JOURS DE HAJJ EDMOND” (Simone Bitton); “L’INDÉPENDANCE DE L’ALGÉRIE, UNE CAUSE MAROCAINE” (Hassan El Bouharouti); “PRISONNIERS DE L’ATTENTE” (Loubna Elyounssi); “RÊVES D’OUED NOUN” (Abdelkader Atouife); “SWAYLAM” (Sidi Salek Elboudnani).

Panorama — features & documentaries (7)

“ROUTINI” (Lotfi Aït Jaoui); “ALGUES AMÈRES — BITTER ALGAE” (Driss Chouika); “HADDA ET KRIMO” (Hicham El Jebbari); “LBATAL” (Omar Lotfi); “MAHI” (Abdellah Sardao u i); “LIFE’S GAME” (Lahcen Boujdour); “LKHAYMA” (Ahmed Bouchalgua). 

Panorama — shorts (7)

“LA RIVIÈRE LES EMPORTA” (Hiba Chaari); “ROSE” (Hassan Zahi); “SOUFIA” (Ayoub Boudadi); “AU-DELÀ DES VAGUES” (Amna Ferhati); “RABII” (Zakaria Kharrat); “CANDLE” (Ismail Ait Lahcen); “HE, SHE AND THE CATS” (Hassan Maanany). 

The National Film Festival remains Morocco’s key barometer for local production and talent discovery, offering a concentrated look at storytelling trends, regional identities, and craft across Moroccan cinema.