Malmo Arab Film Festival concluded its 11th edition with the announcement of the films and projects that were awarded a total of over 115,000 USD.
And the winners are :
Short Film Competition
- A special mention to "Al Sit" by Sudanese director Suzannah Mirghani.
- A special mention to "Tuk Tuk" by Egyptian director Mohamed Kheidr.
- Best Short Film Award (15,000 Swedish kronor) to "The Present" by Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi.
Feature Film Competition
- Best Screenplay award to Ghazi Zaghbeni, for "The Dilemma" by Ghazi Zaghbeni (Tunisia)
- Best Actor Award to Salim Dau for his role in the film "Gaza Mon Amour" by Arab and Tarzan Nasser (Palestine, France, Germany, Portugal, Qatar).
- Best Actress Award to Naima Lemcherki for her role in "Autumn of Apple Trees" directed by Mohamed Muftakir (Morocco).
- Best Director Award to Abdulaziz Al-Shalahi for his film "The Tambour of Retribution" (Saudi Arabia).
- Special Jury Award (15,000 Swedish kronor) to "Their Algeria" by director Lina Soualem (France, Algeria, Switzerland, Qatar).
- Best Film Award (20,000 Swedish kronor) to "The Man Who Sold His Skin" by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden).
- Audience Award (Awarded by the municipality of Malmö with a value of 25,000 Swedish kronor) to "Curfew" by Amir Ramses (Egypt).
MAFF Industry Days 2021 Grant Winners:
Short Film films in development:
- Film Centrum Syd (Script and/or production mentorship SEK 20,000) for the project " Cinderella " directed By Ala'a Al Qaisi and produced by Shaker Tahrer (Jordan – Sweden).
- FilmCentrum Syd Award (Production support which includes recording equipment and/or an editing facility worth SEK 30,000) for the project " Flat for Rent" directed and produced by Maher Abdel Aziz (Sweden).
Feature Documentaries in development:
-Swedish Film Institute Award (SEK 75,000) for the project " Depot-Vente " Directed by Cherine Karam and produced by Mario Adamson and Clara Harris (Lebanon – Sweden).
Feature Fiction Films in development:
-Swedish Film Institute Award (SEK 150,000) for the project " Goodbye Julia" directed by Mohamed Kordofani and produced by Amjad Abu Elala and Issraa Elkogali Häggström (Sudan, Sweden).
Films in Post-production:
- Award Prize: Color grading service equal to USD 10,000 (equivalent to SEK 83,400) presented by The Cell Post Production to the project " I’ll Go to Hell " directed by Ismahane Lahmar (Tunisia).
- Full promotion package equal to USD 7,000 (equivalent to SEK 58,300) presented by The Cell Post Production to the project " All Roads Lead to Rome " directed by Lara Saba (Lebanon-Egypt).
- Award for distribution services in the Arab world equal to USD 5,000 (equivalent to SEK 42,500) qualified as a minimum guarantee for a feature fiction project and a marketing package for the promotion of the film of the value USD 10,000 (equivalent to SEK 85,150) presented by MAD Solutions to the project " I’ll Go to Hell " directed by Ismahane Lahmar (Tunisia).
- Distribution and branding deal equal to USD 20,000 (equivalent to SEK 166,800) presented by Creative Media Solutions-CMS to the project " Concrete Land " directed by Asmahan Bkerat and produced by Hashem Sabbagh (Jordan).
- Branding deal equal to USD 10,000 (equivalent to SEk 83,400) presented by Creative Media Solutions-CMS to the project “Beirut in the Eye of The Storm” directed by Mai Masri and produced by Sabine Sidawi (Lebanon).
-15 days of sound mixing equal to USD 15,000 (equivalent to SEK 126,930) presented by Leyth Productions to the project " Layla Departs Her Soul " directed by Saer Mussa and produced by Faycal Hassairi (Tunisia, Turkey, Qatar).
-Award for distribution services in Sweden equal to USD 3,000 (equivalent to SEK 25,446) presented by Arab Cinema in Sweden to the project " Nothing About My Mother " directed and produced by Latifa Doghri and Salem Trabelsi (Tunisia).
