Fez — The Franco-Italian feature “Il tempo che ci vuole (The Time It Takes)” by Francesca Comencini won the festival’s top honor, the Tamouda Grand Prix. The film draws on Comencini’s relationship with her father, the late Italian filmmaker Luigi Comencini, and follows a passage from childhood into artistic maturity.
The jury’s special Mohamed Reggab Prize went to the Franco-Belgian documentary “Bande sonore d’un coup d’État” by Johan Grimonprez. The Azzedine Meddour First Work Award was presented to “La Guitarra Flamenca de Yerai Cortés” by Antón Álvarez (Spain).
Acting prizes highlighted talent from both shores of the Mediterranean: Moroccan actor Saad Mouaffak was named Best Actor for his role in Abdeslam Kelai’s Sonate “Nocturnal Sonata.” The Best Actress award went to Corsican performer Ghjuvanna Benedetti for “Le Royaume” by French director Julien Colonna.
The critics’ Mustapha Mesnaoui Prize was awarded to the Italian film “Vermiglio ou La Mariée des Montagnes” by Maura Delpero, while Daoud Aoulad-Syad’s Moroccan feature “Le lac bleu” received a special mention from the jury.
This 30th edition (October 25–November 1) brought together ten recent fiction and documentary titles from eight countries, spanning intimate dramas and engaged non-fiction. The main jury was chaired by Italian director Leonardo Di Costanzo and included Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir, French actor-playwright Serge Barbuscia, Portuguese producer Isabel Machado, and Egyptian writer-director Amir Ramses.
Beyond the competition, the program featured “Coups de cœur,” tributes, and a curated selection of works that marked the festival’s history. The industry arm continued to grow: the third “Ateliers de Tétouan” supported projects in development, selecting ten long-form fiction and documentary projects from 138 submissions after a professional review process.
Founded in 1985 by the Amis du Cinéma de Tétouan association, the FCMT remains a key platform for Mediterranean cinema, promoting diverse voices and a demanding cinephile culture while connecting filmmakers, critics, and audiences in northern Morocco.
