Twenty-one projects from nineteen countries compete for
Twenty-one projects from nineteen countries compete for support funds awards in Malmö
Malmö announces the Projects competing forMAFF Industry Days 2022 funding programmes
Malmö – 30 March 2022
Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) revealed the list of projects selected to participate and compete for development and post-production grants in the eighth edition of Malmö Industry Days. The festival’s industry sidebar will take place during the festival’s 12th edition between May 4th and 9th.
67 projects representing 29 countries have applied to participate in the grant program, with 45 projects applying for development grants and 22 projects for post-production grants. The festival has chosen 21 projects representing 19 countries to compete in four categories: short films in development, feature fiction films in development, feature documentaries in development, and films in post-production.
The founder and president of the Malmö Film Festival, Muhammad Keblawi, spoke about the choices, saying: “The diversity in the forms and types of projects selected represents a continuation of MAFF’s commitment towards supporting the Arab film industry and building bridges of communication between it and filmmakers in the Nordic countries. The participants in the industry days will finally be able to meet physically in the beautiful city of Malmö after the lifting of health restrictions, with hopes to achieve more successful and sustainable partnerships.”
Feature Fiction Film Projects in Development
Weedestine, Arab producer: Mais Salman, Swedish producer: Linda Mutawi, director: Said Zagha, country: Palestine, Jordan, Sweden
Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore, Arab producer: Sawsan Yusuf, Swedish producer: Basel Mawlawi, director: Morad Mostafa, country: Egypt, Sweden
Fog, Arab producer: Huda Al Kadhimi, Swedish producer: Shaker Tahrer, director: Rouba Atiyeh, country: Lebanon, Iraq, Sweden
Hadeel, Arab producer: May Odeh, Swedish producer: Shaker Tahrer, director: Ala’a Al Qaisi, country: Jordan, Palestine, Sweden
My Father’s Scent, Arab producer: Mark Lotfy, Swedish producer: Fadi Atallah, director: Mohamed Siam, country: Egypt, Sweden
Feature Documentary Projects in Development
Out of Place, producers: Manolo Diaz Rämö and Beatrice Pourbagher Garcia, director: Mohammed Al-Madjalawi, country: Sweden, Qatar
Women of My Life, Arab producer: Samir, Swedish producer: Louise Åberg, director: Zahraa Ghandour, country: Iraq, Sweden
Isthmus, producer: Melissa Lindgren, director: Lina Sinjab, country: Lebanon, France, Sweden
Short Film Projects in Development
To Pee or Not to Pee, Arab producer: Ali Al-Fatlawi, Swedish producer: Shaker Tahrer, director: Ali Al-Fatlawi, country: Switzerland, Iraq, Sweden
Winds of Sirocco, Arab producer: Amjad Abu Alala, Swedish producer: Thomas Brennan, director: Mahmoud Assi, country: Egypt, Sweden, Sudan
Where is Here, producer: Patrick El-Cheikh, director: Linda Mutawi, country: Sweden, Jordan
Nadine Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, producer: Nils Bolin, director: Yousra Said, country: Sweden
On the Edge, Arab producer: Ibtissem Labidi, Swedish producer: Fahad Jabali, director: Sahar Echi, country: Tunisia, Iceland
Saleeg, Arab producer: Mariam Khayat, Swedish producer: Klara Levin, director: Afnan Bawyan, country: Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Netherlands
Feature Films in Post-Production
Three Promises, producer: Marielle Olentine, director: Yousef Sroujii, country: Palestine, USA
The Color of the Phosphate, producer: Ridha Tlili, director: Ridha Tlili, country: Tunisia
Q, producer: Jude Chehab, director: Jude Chehab, country: Lebanon, USA
Samar… Before The Final Picture, producer: Sumer Abdelnasser, director: Aya Yusuf Ellyboudy, country: Egypt
A Summer in Boujad, producer: Mohamed Nadif, director: Omar Mouldouira, country: Morocco
The Zone, producer: Bilal Athimni, director: Lassaad Dkhili, country: Tunisia, France, Germany, Luxembourg
The Burdened, producer: Amjad Abu Alala and Mohsen Alkhalifi, director: Amr Gamal, country: Yemen
Accreditation to MAFF Industry Days
MAFF Industry Days (MID) represents a unique platform in the Nordic and Arab world, aiming at stimulating cooperation, co-production and distribution opportunities. MID brings together producers, funds and film distributors in seminars, workshops and panel discussions. It also provides several funding initiatives for Arab-European co-productions, encouraging co-production between Nordic countries and the Arab world and supporting a wide range of film projects.
The 12th edition of Malmö Arab Film Festival will be held on April 4-9, 2022.
The 8th edition MAFF Induatry Days will be held on April 5-8, 2022.
Malmö Arab Film Festival
Kanalgatan 3, 21140
Malmö, Sweden
Phone: +46 40 615 80 55
mid@maffwe.com
www.maffswe.com
