The festival will see the participation of 13 countries and will welcome 21 guests from 15 to 22 October. 28 national and foreign films will be screened over the five days. Several competitions will also be held alongside the festival, including feature films, narrative shorts, workshop films, "Cine-Mobile" films and a competition for content creators.
The official feature-length competition will feature several Arab films, including "19B", directed by Egyptian Ahmed Abdullah Al-Sayed, "The Slave" by Moroccan Abdelilah El Jouahri, and "Happy Buddy Day" by Algerian Elias Bouchoucha.
The short film competition includes "Une image chère" by Kuwaiti director Mashael Yousef, "La Mission" by Yemeni filmmaker Rasha Hashem, "The Mail Reader" by Iraqi director Zulfiqar Al-Mutairi, and "Ramad" by Omani director Suleiman Al Khalili.