malabo international music & film festival

Entries into Best EG Student Film AND Best Young Filmmaker (U19) categories should not exceed a time limit of 10 minutes including ALL titles and credits. Entries into Best Drama, Documentary, Comedy, Animation & Art House categories should not exceed 18 minutes in duration including ALL titles and credits.
Only films completed on before 1st October 2024 are eligible for entry into the 2025 Festival competitions.
If the film is not in English, then it must have hard coded English subtitles.
Malabo festival reserve the right to refuse to screen any submission deemed by the Festival to be inappropriate. Should you wish to question Malabo Festival about their decision, you can contact us by email on info@malabofestival.com.

All submissions are screened and evaluated by the MIMFF Preview and Selection Committees, appointed by the festival steering committee. Their reports are final and confidential. Due to the amount of films we receive only the top scoring films will go through into the competition. These films will be screened in our Distributed Cinemas and in our main venues.
PLEASE NOTE: No fees will be paid to screen these films. Submitters will be advised via email and the list will also be announced on our website and on our Facebook page in the second week of November. The short list in each category, to be announced late on 31st October 2024, will be chosen by the Category Judges and will be posted on our website, on our Facebook page,Twitter,Linked in,Istagram & Youtube. The shortlisted films will be shown Allover Africa (East Africa,South Africa,Central Africa,North Africa & West Africa);Europe;USA,Asia in Cinemas,Festivals,Halls,Public. The winning films in each category will then be chosen from this short list and announced at our prize giving ceremony on the evening of Sunday 4th May 2025,in a beautiful Island City of Malabo,Equatorial Guinea.
In the event of a film being withdrawn, MIMFF will not be liable to refund the fee or return the materials entered.
MIMFF will determine the date and time when submissions will be screened.MIMFF cannot be held accountable for changes to the schedule after the festival line-up is announced.
Participation in MIMFF grants us the authorisation to show the entered film on our MIMFF secure Intranet network.
No fee is required upon submission. For payment structures, see elsewhere on FilmFreeway site. Please ensure your film is ready to send to us at the time of entry.
One entry fee per category. The same film can be entered into one or more categories, but each category requires an entry fee.
Exclusively the participant shall pay all fees in relation to the uploading or transportation of submissions from their place of origin to the address of MIMFF. The Festival will not be responsible for the cost of receiving any additional materials i.e. DVDs, posters, photos, etc.
If music or additional film material used in your film is not original, then permission from source must be obtained. The responsibility for this rests entirely with the filmmaker. Failure to obtain clearance could result in your film being withdrawn from the Festival. In this event, MIMFF will not be liable to refund the fee or return the materials entered.
he submission of a film to MIMFF will be considered to be an acknowledgement of the festival rules
Entrants should UPLOAD their film to FilmFreeway on the day that the entry form is completed. Please include your press kit including still photos. Please write a 10-15 word (ONLY) synopsis for use in our festival programme – should your film be selected. Please fill in all the credit information, especially for the areas in which we award prizes. WE WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THE JUDGES VIEW YOUR FILM IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY POSSIBLE SO WILL ONLY ACCEPT FINAL CUTS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FILM IS READY AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
MIMFF will contact info@malabofestival if there are any problems with your film. Once downloaded by us, your film will be loaded onto our festival server.
Please do not send DVD’s or copies of your film direct to us unless requested to do so. At time of submission we will only accept your entry if your film is upload to FilmFreeway.
Please note that if your film is selected and screened, filmmakers attend at their own discretion. Malabo international Music & film festival is not liable to pay for nor make any financial contribution towards travel or accommodation expenses if a filmmaker decides to attend. In addition, due to the number of screenings, directors are not required to introduce their films or participate in Q&A’s, unless specifically requested to do so.