Deadline: 15 December 2023
The Malmö Arab Film Festival is accepting applications for the Development Fund to support feature films (narratives, animation, hybrid) and short films in the development phase.
Categories
- Development Fund – Feature
- Development Fund – Short
Geography Focus
- To be eligible for feature film projects, a Swedish producer must be connected to the project.
- For the short category, the applicant must either be a resident or citizen of one of the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) or Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), meaning the short fund is only for the Scandinavian and Baltic regions and co-production is not permitted for the purpose of application.
Requirements
- Development Fund – Feature
- Eligibility is limited to fictional film projects.
- The film project must have a Swedish co-producer.
- The film project should have a runtime of at least 70 minutes.
- MAFF does not mediate between applicants, producers, or other parties, nor does it assume responsibility for facilitating collaborations.
- Only one representative from the project will be invited to pitch the project during MAFF Industry Days in Malmö.
- Decisions regarding selected projects are final and cannot be appealed.
- The film must acknowledge MAFF and the funding organization as supporters in the closing credits, featuring their logos. Sweden must be credited as a production country.
- Development funding that remains unused must be reimbursed.
- The disbursement of funding is subject to the agreement between the Swedish producer and the funding organization.
- Development Fund – Short
- Eligibility is limited to short fictional film projects.
- Co-production for application purposes is not allowed.
- MAFF does not mediate between applicants, producers, or other parties, nor does it assume responsibility for facilitating collaborations.
- Only one representative from the project will be invited to pitch the project during MAFF Industry Days in Malmö.
- Decisions regarding selected projects are final and cannot be appealed.
- The film must acknowledge MAFF and the funding organization as supporters in the closing credits, featuring their logos. Sweden must be credited as a production country.
- The funding will be disbursed according to the agreement between MAFF and the representative of the winning project.
For more information, visit MAFF.
