
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
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
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
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Max)
15’
Duration (Min)
5’
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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