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Festival International du Film Politique de Carcassonne

Edition n°8 - 2026

From 15 to 19 January 2026

Selection announcement date 25 November 2025

Carcassonne , FRANCE

Entry fees Entry fees
Created in 2018 by the Regard Caméra Association, the International Political Film Festival of Carcassonne, is a film festival whose programming appeals to both viewers and citizens alike. The seventh edition of the festival will take place from January 16 to 20, 2025.

Based on human and civic values, and centered around the passion for the 7th art, the CitéCiné Festival highlights a cinema whose importance and relevance impact our individual and collective consciousness. While politics is commonly confined to partisan and electoral issues, at the Festival, only the artists and their works take center stage, creating a unique moment of cinema and citizenship.

In Carcassonne, we celebrate those who write, direct, produce, and contribute to the existence of this cinema that challenges, questions, and shakes us. The Festival thus transforms Carcassonne, its city center, and its medieval heritage into a hub of French and international political cinema

Short Films in Competition - Call Open

Entry fees 20 €

The selected short films are presented in the Official Competition at the International Political Film Festival of Carcassonne, and are eligible for the Best Short Film Award, granted by the Festival's audience.

Selection criteria

Valid condition
Production's date (Min)

2023

Valid condition
Production's date (Max)

2025

Valid condition
Duration (Max)

15’

Valid condition
Duration (Min)

5’

Valid condition
Category

Documentary, Fiction, Animation, Experimental, Art video

Specific criteria

The festival defines political cinema as cinema that questions the political issues of our societies.

Films may therefore address political regimes, economic, environmental, social or human rights issues, as well as topics related to war or security.

Videos

Festival prize list

2023

  • Best short film - SEVEN MINUTES AND THIRTY ONE SECONDS by Solmaz GHOLAMI
  • Best feature film - ALAM by Firas KHOURY
  • Best director - LE MARCHAND DE SABLE by Steve ACHIEPO
  • Audience Price for the best feature film - LE MARCHAND DE SABLE by Steve ACHIEPO
  • Best documentary - ROJEK by Zaynê AKYOL

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Email

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