Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (42)

Festival Start: 01 Oktober 2026      Festival Ende: 06 Oktober 2026

Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt. It aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strength the relations among filmmakers throughout the world in general and Mediterranean countries in particular.

Feature Films:

Best Film.
Special Jury Prize.
Best Director.
Best Screenplay.
Best Actor.
Best Actress.
Best Artistic Achievement.
Best first or second work of director

Short Films:

Best Short Narrative Film
Best Short Documentary Film
Best Short Animated Film
Special Jury Award

Rules and Regulations:

1- FILMS COMPLETED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2023 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMISSION.

2- INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS SUBMISSIONS, EGYPTIAN PREMIERE IS A MUST – FEATURE FILMS THAT WERE SCREENED PREVIOUSLY IN EGYPT WON’T BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

3- Filmmakers are invited to submit their original work to Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF) for the above listed categories and as per the assigned duration of each category.

4- Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF) holds the right to:
• Select the film that is qualified to be in the official selection of the festival
• Use the selected films for trailers and publicity usage
• Screen the winning films in other related events inside Egypt, and recommend the winning films to other international film festivals that collaborate with AMFF after the approval of the filmmakers.

5- Submission fees are non refundable and non reimbursable under any circumstances; AMFF does not reimburse any submission fees for films who are not selected for the festival program, or who withdrew their submissions at any time.

6- AMFF retains the right to accept or decline any film, for whatever reason, without any explanation.

7- Applicant admits that he/she is authorized to submit the film, being the rights-holder or authorized representative of the film.

8- AMFF receives exhibition copy in QuickTime 1080p HD 8 bit uncompressed or Apple ProRes file or equivalent via a downloadable link.

9- All International films must have English subtitles.

10- Screening fees must be declared prior to or upon submission. If a screening fee is only indicated after the official selection has been announced, the festival retains the right to revoke the film's acceptance.

11- Short films runtime must not exceed 50 minutes, all films above 51 minutes should be submitted to the feature films competition.