Rules & Conditions
Submission Malmö Arab Film Festival 2026
- The festival takes place on April 10 to April 16 2026 and the selected films will be mainly shown in Malmo as well as in other cities in the region in parallel with the festival days maximum 4 screenings
- The submission deadline is the 15th of December 2025
- Films longer than 70 min should be submitted as feature films and films less than 70 min should be submitted as short films
- Films that may participate in the festival are selected by the festival’s judging committee
- Applicants for participation in the festival have no guarantee that the film will be shown during the festival
- There is no fee for applying No compensation will be paid by the festival to showcase the film
- MAFF only accepts online watching links any download link will be ignored
- Notification of approved films sent to participants 2 months before the festival’s start date
- Selected films to participate in the festival may not be withdrawn
- Submitted films should be produced in 2025-2026 No contributions that have been produced before the year 2025 will be accepted in the official competition but will accepted programs out of the
- Submitted films should be subtitled to English or Swedish language
- Submitted films will not be accepted if they have been screened in Sweden before
- The festival cannot provide any reasons for unselected films
- Malmo Arab Film Festival has the right to manage the use of film clips and photographs from submitted films selected for the festival for all its image or print ads in all pages on the Internet utmost to promote the festival
NOTE: Private individuals, companies, copyright owners, film producers, and film production companies have the opportunity to participate in the Festival if they meet all requirements.
Awards
Short Film Competition
Fiction and non-fiction
Best Short Film – Prize value 15000 SEK (±1500 USD)
Jury Award – Prize value 10000 SEK (±1000 USD)
Important notes: This awards recognizes the film’s director.
Prizes can only be paid by an official invoice issued by a registered company
Documentary Film Competition
Best Short Film – Prize value 20000 SEK (±2000 USD)
Jury Award – Prize value 15000 SEK (±1500 USD)
Important notes: This award recognizes the film’s director.
Prizes can only be paid by an official invoice issued by a registered company
Feature Film Competition
Best Feature Film – Prize value 25000 SEK (±2500 USD)
Jury Award – Prize value 15000 SEK (±1500 USD)
Important notes: This award recognizes the film’s director.
Prizes can only be paid by an official invoice issued by a registered company
Best Director
Best Script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Composer
The City of Malmö´s Audience Award at MAFF
Important notes: This award recognizes the film’s director.
Prizes can only be paid by an official invoice issued by a registered company
– Prize value 25000 SEK (±2500 USD)
Deadline December 15th 2025