XXII edition
2026
candidate
films
Click on the film title to read the synopsis and the filmmaker’s bio
Section: Documentary – Long Feature Films
Aida Returns
Carol Mansour | Lebanon/Palestine | 2023
Aisha’s Story
Elizabeth Vibert & Chen Wang | Canada | 2025
Shifa Hospital: A Story of Steadfastness
Ahmed Al-Aklouk | Qatar| 2024
Shrinking Space
Norma Nebot & Cristina Mora | Spain | 2025
Strangled
Saida Hamad & Laura Menchaca Ruiz | Palestine | 2025
The Last Letter to Nasser
Fayza Harby Bemmann | Egypt | 2023
The Mission
Mike Lerner & Gaza Collective | Palestine | 2024
The Palestine Exception
Jan Haaken & Jennifer Ruth | USA | 2024
The Resilience of the Poppy
Mona Hammoud | Lebanon | 2025
Walid Chmait: A Life at the Heart of Cinema
Selim Saab | Lebanon | 2025
Section: Documentary – Short Films
Fragmented
Tanya Marar & Balolas Carvalho | Jordan/Palestine | 2024
Free Words: A Poet from Gaza
Abdullah Harun Ilhan | Egypt/Turkey | 2024
Les Chemins Bloqués
Atef Dhokkar | Tunisia | 2025
The Silence They Taught Us
Paula Sahyoun | Canada | 2025
Section: Non-Doc Films
Coyotes
Said Zagh| France/Jordan/Palestine/UK | 2025
Hind Under Siege
Naji Fawwaz Salameh | Jordan | 2024
Awa
rds
Best Long Feature Documentary
To Be Determined
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Best Short Documentary
To Be Determined
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Best Non-Doc Film
To Be Determined
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Audience Award
To Be Determined
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OUT OF
COMPETITION
Sa Terra: Showcase of Sardinian Films
Abele
by Fabian Volti
Island for Rent
by Elio Turno Arthemalle & Tore Cubeddu
ju
ry
Aldo Nicosia
Professor of Arabic Language and Literature / Arab Cinema expert
Cineteca Sarda
Sardinian film archive and cultural center (one collective Jury voice)
Daniele Rugo
Documentary filmmaker and Professor of Film
Fabian Volti
Photographer, cinematographer, and filmmaker
Laila Abbas
Filmmaker and writer
collateral
events
Saturday, February 21, 10 AM
A Journalists’ Roundtable: Narrating the Genocide in the Media
Sunday, February 22, 8 PM
Live Concert
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gramme
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ures
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Teatro Massimo
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