2024-04-24 00:05:00
The Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden launched its 14th session the day before yesterday, with the participation of 26 films, including the Sudanese film “Goodbye Julia” by director Mohamed Kordofani, chosen for the opening session.
The festival’s feature film competition includes 12 films, including the Tunisian film “The Daughters of Olfa”, the Yemeni film “The Tired”, the Palestinian film “The Professor” and the Egyptian film “A Nose and Three Eyes”.
As for the short film competition, it includes 14 films, including the Saudi film “Antidote”, the Jordanian film “The Red Sea Cries”, the Iraqi film “Transit” and the Syrian film “I Belong to You”. The festival also presents four Saudi films, in cooperation with the Saudi Film Authority, in the “Arabian Nights” section, in addition to two Egyptian and Iraqi films. During the opening, which took place at the Royal Cinema, the festival honored Egyptian director Khairy Bishara for all of his works, as well as Palestinian composer Muhammad Habbash and Syrian designer Maher Mozouq, for their contribution to music and logo development. Alongside the screenings which will run until the 28th of this month, the “Malmö Film Industry Days” will take place, which will offer cash and in-kind prizes to film projects in the production and development stages. The festival, first launched in 2011, is one of the most important artistic events connecting the Arab region and the Scandinavian countries of Northern Europe.
The festival’s administrative and artistic advisor, Mohamed Qiblawi, said at the opening: “Today, the Malmö Arab Film Festival has become an annual center in southern Sweden for a meeting between those who interested in cinema, Arabs and Europeans, to discuss and exchange their knowledge. and establish significant and successful film partnerships.
He added: “The festival and its industry branch (Malmo Film Industry Days) function as a platform to enrich joint productions and get to know each other, where filmmakers and audiences explore and discuss everything from art to everyday problems, through experiences and cinematic stories. .”
Mohammed Qiblawi:
• Filmmakers and audiences explore and discuss everything from art to everyday issues through the festival’s films.
• 4 Saudi films are screened in the “Arabian Nights” section, as well as two Egyptian and Iraqi works.
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