Malmö Arab Film Festival is inviting representatives of the five film projects which were chosen to compete in the feature film category and representatives of the three film projects competing in the documentary category to the Malmö Film Festival which taking place on October 4-8, 2019.
In addition, Tunisian film 'Regarde-moi' by Najib Belkadhi will be screened at the opening of Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in its festival’s 9th edition.
The screening will be among a special program to celebrate Tunisia after it was recently selected by the festival to be the guest of honor.
Malmö Arab Film Festival
Noteworthy, the festival in cooperation with the Swedish Film Institute launched on March 1, the opportunity to support film projects made available by the Malmö Arab Film Festival Market Forum.
The submission conditions were as follows: the film story should be related to Arab culture, identity or exile and the film project must be a joint production between an Arab and a Swedish producer.
At the closing ceremony, the judging committee will grant KR 150,000 presented by the Swedish Film Institute for the winning feature film, and KR 75,000 for the winning documentary film. The winning film projects granted the Swedish Film Institute’s financial support will be announced.
it is worthy to note that the festival was founded in 2011 by the general manager and artistic director Mohammad Keblawi. Evolving from a grassroots movement, the festival was initiated through a need, in Malmö and Sweden, for a space that would share and explore the Arab culture.
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