MAFF Market Forum 2015 Awards

 

Funds:

MAFF Development Funding:

MAFF Development Funding was a collaboration between MAFF, the Swedish Film Institute (feature film), and Film i Skåne (short film).

Finally, ten projects were invited to pitch their films to a jury in conjunction with MMF

 

Feature Films Projects

Jury: Magdalena Jangard (Swedish Film Institute) – Magada Khiralla (Film Critic) – Rashid Masharawi (Director)

Award and winner: 150,000 SEK from Swedish Film Institute to “Beauty and the Dogs, Director: Kaouther Ben Hania, Producer: Cinetelefilms – Laika Film & Television.

 
Short Films:

Jury: Hanna Sohlberg (Film i Skåne) – Nisreen Faour (Director) – Sam Lahoud (Producer)

Award and winner: SEK 30,000 from Film I Skåne to “Roman Ruins, Director: Meryam Joobeur, Producer: Peripheria – Cinenic Films – Cinetelefilms.

 

Doc Post-Production Platform:

Doc Post-Production Platform was an initiative that aimed to help Arab filmmakers finalize their documentary film projects. The initiative was a collaboration between MAFF and the Screening  Institute Beirut.

 

Awards and winners

  • db-studios award with Sound Design and Sound Mixing to “Aisha (The Orphanage I never Left), Director: Asma Beseiso, Producer: Asma Beseiso, Rima Abou Baker, Country:Jordan.
  • Postoffice award with Postoffice postproduction to “Little Eagles, Director: Mohamed Rashad, Producer: Hala Loy, Country: Egypt.
  • Lilapost award with Grading to “Room for a Man, Director: Anthony Chidiac, Producer: Carole Abboud, Talal Al Muhanna, Country: Lebanon.
  • MAD Solutions award with distributing and marketing to “Room for a Man, Director: Anthony Chidiac, Producer: Carole Abboud, Talal Al Muhanna, Country: Lebanon.
 

 

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