Rules & Conditions

Submission Malmö Arab Film Festival 2023

 

  • The festival takes place on April 28 to May 4, 2023, 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 2022.
  • 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  • Selected films to participate in the festival may not be withdrawn.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 2022-2023. No contributions that have been produced before the year 2021 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

 

Feature Film Competition

Fiction and non-fiction

Jury Award – Prize value 20000 SEK (±2000 USD)

Best Film ( non-fiction) – Prize value 20000 SEK (±2000 USD)

Best Feature Film – Prize value 35000 SEK (±3500 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)

Audience Award to Best Feature film

Submit your film here

Deadline December 15th 2022