Development Funding – Projects for competition 2018!

 

We received 37 applications for the Development Fund. 22 of the applications were for Feature, 9 for Documentary and 6 for Short. From these applications we chose 5 projects for Feature, 3 for Documentary and 3 for Short.

The project representatives that are invited to attend the MAFF Market Forum, 6-8 October, will have the chance to present their work to a panel of carefully selected jury members. For each category there will be a winning project.

Development Funding Feature:

 

A RESPECTABLE FAMILY

Arab Producer: Rashid Abdelhamid, Swedish Producer: Linda Mutawi, country: Palestine

COSTA BRAVA LEBANON

Arab Producer: Myriam Sassine, Swedish Producer: Olivier Guerpillon, country: Lebanon

AND SOME LAND OF “MA”

Arab Producer: Leopold Ajami, Swedish Producer: Jonas Kellagher, country: Lebanon, UAE

FARHA

Arab Producer: Darin Sallam, Swedish Producer: William Johansson, country: Jordan

BLOOD AND HONEY

(بالمقلوب), Arab Producer: Mohamed Siam, Swedish Producer: Christer Nelson, country: Egypt, France

 

Development Funding Documentary:

 

OMAR SHARIF

Arab Producer: Mark Lotfy , Swedish Producer: Sigrid Helleday, country: Egypt

SEARCHING FOR KIKHIA

Arab Producer: Jihan Kikhia, Swedish Producer: Andreas Rocksen, country: Libya, Canada

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

(بلد جميل), Arab Producer: Hassanein Khazaal, Swedish Producer: Peter Krupenin, country: Iraq, France

Development Funding Short:

 

GIVE UP THE GHOST

Arab Producer: Zain Duraie, Swedish Producer: Helene Granqvist, country: Jordan

WORMS WILL NOT KNOW PARADISE

(الدیــــدان لـن تعرف الجنــــة), Arab Producer: Nejib Nejib AYAD, Swedish Producer: Leif Mohlin , country: Tunisia

EVERY DAY AT 6 AM

 Arab Producer: Yasser Shafiey, Swedish Producer: William Johansson, country: Egypt