MAFF Industry Days 2023 Awards

MAFF Development Funding

Feature Film Projects

Jury: Programmer Teresa Cavina, Producer Christer Nilsson, Producer Karim Debbagh

Winners:

The Swedish Film Institute cash award winner of 150,000 SEK

Pigeon Wars

Country: Lebanon, Canada, Sweden

Runtime: 100 min

Director: Dania Bdeir

Producer: Pierre Sarraf

Co-Producer: Olivier Guerpillon

 

The Red Sea Fund cash award winner of 15,000 $

Dear Tarkovsky

Country: Palestine, Tunisia, Italy, Sweden

Runtime: 110 minutes

Director: Firas Khoury

Producer: Asma Chiboub

Swedish Co-producer: Marta Reguera

 

The Red Sea Fund cash award winner of 15,000 $

Hamlet from the Slums

Country: Egypt, Sweden

Runtime: 90 min

Director: Ahmed Fawzi Saleh

Producer: Ahmed Amer

Coproducer: Erik Andersson

 

The Arab Radio and TV Network cash award winner of 9000 $

Asghar

Country: Saudi arabia, Netherlands, Sweden

Runtime: 90 min

Director: Hanaa Alfassi

Producer: Houssam Elouan

Swedish Co-producer: Basel Mawlawi

 

Documentary Film Projects

Jury: Festival Producer- Nordish Panorama, Ylva Skarsgård, Producer Olle Toftenow, Documnetarian Khaled Ramadan

Winner:

The Swedish Film Institute cash award winner of 75,000 SEK

The Prince 

Country: Palestine, Sweden, Denmark

Runtime: 75 min

Director: Mohannad Salahat

Producer: Kassandra Smith

 

 

Short Film Projects

Jury: Film Critic Amal El Gamal, Producer Amjad Abu Alala, Producer Ali Al Sumayin

 

Winner:

Film I Skåne cash award winner of 30,000 SEK

Not Really a Match

Country: Sweden,Palestine, Egypt

Runtime: 25 min

Director: Fatma Racha Shehadeh

Producer: Fady Atallah