CourtMed 2026 | Programme de courts-métrages méditerranéens

Editorial

The Mediterranean Center for Audiovisual Communication (CMCA) presents a selection of five short films made by young filmmakers and students from the Mediterranean region.

Organized in partnership with France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and France 3 Corse Via Stella, this competition aims to showcase the work and perspective of the new generation of Mediterranean filmmakers by giving them the opportunity to share their creations with a wider audience.

The CMCA

Pierre-feuille-ciseaux

by Cherifa Benouda | 2025 | Tunisia | 15 min

In a world where bureaucracy is hell, “Da’” tries to obtain a simple document so he can get married. Guided by a strange official, he makes his way through the absurd circles of the administration. A farcical, silent, hopeless journey into the heart of an administrative nightmare.

Sonata (Sonate)

by Tullio Edoardo Rocca | 2025 | Italy | 15 min

Ginevra and Giulio are brother and sister, but that is all they have in common: even the piano no longer brings them together. When Ginevra is forced to sacrifice everything to stop Giulio from destroying himself and ending up behind bars, she discovers within herself the same violent flame that burns in her brother.

Black Tooth (Dent noir)

by Elio El Khoury | 2025 | Lebanon | 11 min

Louay’s nights are haunted by a childhood nightmare: a ruthless dentist pulls out his teeth one by one. Years later, he returns to his village for his father’s funeral. In the silence of his home, face to face with his grieving mother, Louay confronts his past.

L’Audition d’Oscar

by Henri Ballester-Colonna | 2025 | France | 14 min

Oscar is 19 on the day he takes the entrance exam for a prestigious drama school. After months of rehearsals with his best friend, who feeds him his lines, the scene he thought he had mastered gradually slips away from him. As the performance unfolds, the boundary between reality and fiction blurs, putting his dream and his friendship to the test.

One Shot

by Ali Oukkad | 2026 | Morocco | 13 min

The film delves into an intense conflict between radical artistic ambition and a fragile reality. It revolves around Anas, a famous Moroccan actor known for his popular, familiar roles (Ramadan TV series, advertisements), and a young director willing to cross boundaries to impose his vision.

About the filmmakers

Trained as an architect, Cherifa Benouda developed an early interest in visual art, first through painting and then graphic art. She went on to study theater at El Teatro Studio, where she explored acting, writing, and set design. She later completed a master’s degree in film directing at Gammarth Film School (ESAC). Her career has developed at the crossroads of several artistic disciplines. Today, she works across architecture, film, theater, set design, and graphic design.

After earning a degree in philosophy, Tullio Edoardo Rocca went to study documentary filmmaking at Cuba’s National Film School. Back in Rome, he began working as a videographer and co-founded “Atlantide,” a video services and rental company that supports emerging filmmakers, with two colleagues. At the same time, he continued his training at Officina Pasolini and the Leo Benvenuti Screenwriting School. He recently earned a degree in directing from the Gian Maria Volonté School of Cinematic Arts.

Elio El Khoury is a Lebanese filmmaker and writer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film and television from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Lebanese University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the same institution. With a background in life sciences, his work is shaped by a longstanding fascination with human biology, memory, and the mind. Through experimental and narrative cinema, he explores themes of identity, family, and trauma. His short film “Black Tooth” premiered at the NDU International Film Festival and has been screened widely around the world.

Born on March 28, 2003, in Montpellier, Henri Ballester-Colonna discovered cinema in middle school, making his first short films with a friend. Initially a playful activity, it quickly became an artistic commitment grounded in collective work. Aware of the central role of performers, he studied actor direction at Cours Florent Jeunesse, where he later became a teacher. After earning a bachelor’s degree in film and audiovisual studies, he joined SATIS at Aix-Marseille University. Winner of the end-of-studies screenplay competition, he is developing a cinema focused on acting and is now exploring freer, more transgressive forms.

Moroccan director based in France, Ali Oukkad holds degrees in art history from the University of Toulouse and film studies from Paul-Valéry University Montpellier. He developed his practice internationally in China and Indonesia, then made “One Shot,” his first professional short film, in Morocco. Alongside directing, he works as lead editor on two Moroccan documentaries.

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