The European Film Weeks unveil the program for their 31st edition, which will take place from January 28 to February 11, 2026, in Casablanca, Marrakech, and Rabat. True to its mission since 1991, the event offers Moroccan audiences a rich and unique selection of contemporary films, reflecting the diversity of styles, perspectives, and sensibilities that characterize European cinema today.

The 2026 selection brings together eight recent European feature films, directed by leading filmmakers, established auteurs, and emerging voices from the European continental scene; as well as a selection of short films from the Southern Mediterranean, an essential component of the event’s identity and its Euro-Mediterranean roots. Through this program, the European Film Weeks continue their mission to showcase powerful and often never-before-seen works. These films explore major contemporary themes such as family and legacy, memory, contemporary beliefs, and the individual’s place in the face of global upheaval.

Alongside the already announced opening film, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the selection highlights several leading figures of contemporary European cinema. The program gives significant prominence to intimate narratives and family dynamics, notably with Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3, a film imbued with grief and the search for identity, conveyed through a refined and sensitive mise-en-scène.

Memory and the traces of time also permeate this edition with Silent Friend, a story told from the perspective of a witnessing tree, which observes lives intertwining and transforming across eras, while Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes offers a delicate and profoundly human tale of resilience in the face of loss. Stéphane Demoustier’s The Stranger of the Grande Arche revisits the behind-the-scenes workings of a major European architectural project, at the crossroads of art and power. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Los Domingos paints a sensitive portrait of a teenager searching for faith, while Sven Bresser’s Reedland stands out as a debut feature film with an atmosphere as hypnotic as it is unsettling. Finally, animated film is represented by Arco by Ugo Bienvenu, a poetic science fiction film for children and teenagers, praised for its visual power and sensitivity. Through this offering, the European Film Weeks affirm their commitment to engaging with the audiences and film enthusiasts of tomorrow, by opening the program to works capable of instilling a love of cinema from a very young age.

As with every edition, the program is enriched by a selection of short films from the Southern Mediterranean, which extend the themes explored by the feature films. Through Randa Maroufi’s L’Mina (Morocco), Said Zagha’s Coyotes (Palestine), Tawfeek Barhom’s I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (Palestine), and Saad and Abdelrahman Dnewar’s My Brother, My Brother (Egypt), narratives emerge that are deeply rooted in powerful social and political realities, where the personal constantly engages with the collective.

With this 31st edition, the European Film Weeks reaffirm their commitment to making cinema a space for encounter and dialogue between the peoples and cultures of both shores of the Mediterranean. This 31st edition will take place in three cities in the Kingdom, according to the following schedule: in Casablanca, from January 28 to February 4, 2026, at the Rif Cinema; in Marrakech, from January 30 to February 6, 2026 at the Le Colisée cinema; and in Rabat, from February 4 to 11, 2026 at the Renaissance cinema.