Amman: The 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival, also known as the Cinema Days of Carthage, has honored Jordanian cinema by dedicating a special section titled Under the Microscope to highlight emerging cinematic talent from the Arab and African regions.
According to Jordan News Agency, during a press conference on Wednesday, Lamia Belkaied Guiga, the festival’s artistic director, emphasized the significant progress of Jordanian cinema in recent years. She attributed this advancement to a dynamic new generation of filmmakers whose works have gained international recognition and awards. Belkaied Guiga noted that this edition of the festival offers Jordanian filmmakers the chance to engage with peers from other countries and provides audiences the opportunity to experience their creations.
Belkaied Guiga revealed that the festival will feature 217 films from 21 countries. This includes 56 narrative and documentary films, both long and short, competing in the official selection, alongside 12 entries in t
he national competition. Additionally, 12 films will be showcased in the Focus Jordan section.
The festival’s four main competitions encompass categories for feature-length narrative films, feature-length documentaries, short narrative films, and short documentaries.
The 35th Carthage Film Festival will commence at the Opera Theater in the City of Culture with a screening of the Lebanese documentary Wahib Al-Hurriya (The Giver of Freedom), directed by Iraqi filmmaker Kais Al-Zubaidi and produced in 1987.