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- The Wihr d’Or competition: The festival’s main prize is named after Oran’s lion emblem, and the official competition is what the whole week builds toward. Feature, short and documentary categories give you a quick tour of current Arab storytelling, and Q&A sessions with directors are often lively and frank.
- Théâtre Régional d’Oran Abdelkader Alloula: This early twentieth-century theater on Place du 1er Novembre, with its ornate façade and red-and-gold interior, is the natural setting for gala evenings. Even outside screenings, it is worth seeing for the plasterwork and the crowds in formal dress arriving under the lights.
- Place du 1er Novembre and Boulevard de l’ALN: The city’s central square and its main avenue are where festival life spills out. Between films, you sit under the arcades with
- The Wihr d’Or competition: The festival’s main prize is named after Oran’s lion emblem, and the official competition is what the whole week builds toward. Feature, short and documentary categories give you a quick tour of current Arab storytelling, and Q&A sessions with directors are often lively and frank.
- Théâtre Régional d’Oran Abdelkader Alloula: This early twentieth-century theater on Place du 1er Novembre, with its ornate façade and red-and-gold interior, is the natural setting for gala evenings. Even outside screenings, it is worth seeing for the plasterwork and the crowds in formal dress arriving under the lights.
- Place du 1er Novembre and Boulevard de l’ALN: The city’s central square and its main avenue are where festival life spills out. Between films, you sit under the arcades with a coffee or a glass of fresh juice, watch delegates and fans go by, and catch posters, conversations and street food smells in one stroll.
- Fort Santa Cruz and Murdjajo hill: A Spanish-era fortress sits high above the harbor, with the white chapel of Santa Cruz beside it. The climb is steep and exposed, but the view across the bay and the rooftops of Oran gives you a calm break from screening rooms.
- Sidi El Houari: The oldest quarter of Oran, near the port, has narrow lanes, Ottoman and Spanish traces, and a slightly worn charm. It is the right place to connect the films with the city itself, and to hear raï, Oran’s signature music, drifting out of shops and cafés.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.