For the fifth day in a row, the Malmö Arab Film Festival’s screenings and activities continue, with screenings for schools, feature films, the third group of short films, and two screenings of the Arabian Nights, the first in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, and the second in Malmö.
Closing of the tenth session of the Malmo Film Festival and announcing the awards
The Film Industry Days concluded with individual meetings between filmmakers and owners of competing projects with experts at the Scandic Hotel, with anticipation of the closing ceremony and the announcement of the names of the winning projects at Panora Cinema. The event was a special celebration on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Malmo Film Festival Days.
The celebration of closing the days began with a welcome speech by Director of the Industry Days, Batoul Ardat, who introduced the judging committees and supporting parties. The Administrative and Technical Advisor of the Malmö Festival invited director Mohamed Kablawi to deliver a speech in which he spoke about the importance of the tenth session of the Film Industry Days and the companies that resulted from the previous sessions, pointing to the opening film of this year’s festival session, which is “Goodbye Julia,” which won the Development Award from the Industry Days in 2021. Who arrived at the Cannes Film Festival, and thanked all the supporting bodies that presented awards in this and previous editions
The jury for projects in the development stage included programmer and journalist Eduardo Gio from Spain, producer Marie Balducci from France, and producer Bassam Al-Asaad from Jordan. Batoul Ardat announced the names of the film projects that won development awards for the feature and short categories
Feature Film Development Category Awards
The Swedish Film Institute Award of SEK 150,000 went to the project “Running with Monsters” by director Leila Basma. Producer: Natalia Pavlov, Swedish producer Siri Jorton Wagner, project from Lebanon, Sweden, and the Czech Republic
The Royal Film Commission – Jordan Award for a feature film in development, valued at $5,000, went to the project “Speak” by director Najib Kathiri. Producer Ian Henry and Afaf Ben Mahmoud, Swedish producer Sean Whelan, the project from the United Kingdom, Tunisia and Sweden
Narration Award – Maryam Naoum for developing the script for a feature film worth US$5,000 “Behind Closed Doors” by director Hend Fakhro. Producer: Cindy Lou Templier, Swedish producer: Linda Mutawa, from Qatar and Sweden
Short Film Development Category Awards
The Sukuna Film Prize for a short narrative film in development, worth 30,000 Swedish krona, went to the project “Elsewhere”, directed by Esra Al-Kugali Hagström, produced by Lars Lovin, project from Sweden.
Kenana Films Award for a short narrative film in development worth SEK 30,000 in addition to consulting services worth SEK 20,000 for the project “Elsewhere” Directed by Esra Al-Kugali Hagström, produced by Lars Lovin, project from Sweden
Post Production Platform Awards
It was chosen by companies and donors and is a worldwide distribution award starting from a minimum of 30,000 US dollars, presented by Mad Solutions – Egypt. It went to the film Window on the Sky (fiction), directed by Sarah Obaidi, produced by Ibtisam Al-Obaidi from Tunisia.
A color correction award worth $20,000, presented by Rum Pictures – Jordan, went to the film Window on the Sky (fiction), directed by Sarah Obaidi, produced by Ibtisam Al-Obaidi from Tunisia.
A production services award worth $10,000, presented by Ambient Light – Egypt, went to the film “Sylvette” (documentary), directed by Mina Nabil, produced by Fadi Atallah, from Egypt and Sweden.
A production services award worth $10,000, presented by Ambient Light – Egypt, went to the film She Was Not Alone (documentary), directed by Hassan Al-Asadi, produced by Hoda Al-Kazemi and Huma Gupta, from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.
The Imaginerium Films Award for Feature Film in Development, valued at US$5,000, went to Window on the Sky (Fiction), directed by Sarah Abidi, and produced by Ibtisam Abidi from Tunisia.
The $15,000 Sound Mixing and Design Award presented by Unison Studio Sweden went to the film Window to the Sky (fiction), directed by Sarah Abidi, and produced by Ibtisam Abidi from Tunisia.
Festival offers
Among the festival’s screenings, the film “The Traveler Aleppo Istanbul” was screened in the morning as part of the school screenings, and in the evening the first and second Panora Cinema halls were packed to attend screenings of long and short films, where the film “The Exhausted” directed by Amr Gamal (Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia) was screened in the presence of the film’s editor, Heba Othman, who met the audience. . The film “A Nose and Three Eyes” by Egyptian director Amir Ramses was also screened, in the presence of him, star Dhafer El Abidine, and producer Shehnaz El Akkad, who met the audience. The film Bye Bye Tiberias directed by Lina Sweilem was also screened, and the third group of short films was screened and included the films “Saliq” in the presence of Saudi film director Afnan Bawyan, “Issa” directed by Murad Mostafa (Egypt), and “Subhiya” in the presence of Emirati film director Amal Al-Aqroubi, mail reader. By Iraqi director Zulfiqar Al-Mutairi and in the presence of screenwriter Khudair Al-Rumaithi, I Am Your Sea is directed by Fayrouz Sarhal (Lebanon).
Among the Arabian Nights screenings, the film The Last of the Messengers by Iraqi director Saad Al-Asami was shown in Malmö. The conclusion of the Arabian Nights tour was witnessed by the film “Yesterday After Tomorrow” directed by Abdul Ghani Al-Sayegh. This program, which was organized with the support of the Saudi Film Authority and in cooperation with Shukran Close Up North, was shown in Copenhagen.
Tomorrow is your date with the closing ceremony of the fourteenth session of the Malmö Arab Film Festival and the announcement of the awards. In addition to a children’s workshop at the Malmö City Library and a screening of the short film Sliq.
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