56 short films in competition at the Mediterranean Festival of Tangier

Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir will chair the jury of the 12th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier, scheduled from 13 to 18 October, the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (CCM) announced on Thursday.The other members of the jury are directors Alexandra Grau de Sola (France) and Darina Al Joundi (Lebanon), director Hamid Farjad (Iran), director of photography Luca Coassin (Italy) and chief editor Julien Fouré (France), in addition to Moroccan producer Lamia Chraibi.This jury will judge the films in the festival's official competition and will award the Grand Prix, the Special Jury Prize, the Directing Prize, the Screenplay Prize, and the prizes for best actress and actor.Another prize, called the "Youth Prize", will also be awarded by the student directors participating in the festival as part of a session dedicated to school films.In total, 56 short films from 19 Mediterrane…