The twenty-eighth edition will be held from 3 to 10 March 2023. Twelve films have been selected out of three hundred and fifty applications received. Among the Arab films, there are :
- "Alam" by Firas Khoury (Palestine),
- "Goldfish" by Abdeslam Kelai (Morocco),
- "Nezouh" by Soudade Kaadan (Syria),
- "The Dam, Al Sadd" by Ali Cherri (Lebanon),
- "A summer in Boujad" by Omar Mouldouira (Morocco),
- "Riverbed" by Bassem Brèche (Lebanon).
The festival has also chosen seven favourite films, including :
- "Mediterranean Fever" by Maha Haj (Palestine),
- "Island of Forgiveness" by Reda Bahi (Tunisia),
- "Hanging Gardens" by Ahmed Yassine Al Daradji (Iraq)
- « Queens » by Yasmina Benkiran (Morocco).
Photo : « Alam » by Firas Khoury.