The Festival de Málaga launches the call for MAFF 2026, a co-production event of the MAFIZ Industry area

The deadline for registration of projects for this year's edition, which will take place from 9 to 13 March at the 29th Festival de Málaga, is 12 November

Today, the Festival de Málaga launches the call for MAFF (Festival de Málaga Fund & Co Production Event), an event that forms part of the MAFIZ (Festival de Málaga Industry Zone) and which will be held from 9 to 13 March 2026 as part of the 29th Festival de Málaga.

MAFF is organised by Malaga City Council through Festival de Málaga in collaboration with the ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Visual Arts), CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities), IBERMEDIA, FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) and EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs).

Project registration can be done online until 12 November 2025 on the MAFIZ website. The announcement of those selected will be made at Ventana Sur 2025.

MAFF is conceived as a space for communication that facilitates dialogue between Latin American and European feature film producers, in a co-production and market meeting. It is a setting that encourages the artistic growth of projects, international co-production, networking and increases their chances of funding. MAFF brings together in an unprecedented way the main international co-production financing funds that exist on an international level in a single place, Malaga.

MAFF, which celebrates its ninth edition in 2026, has as its goals:

• Selecting, guiding and providing creative, economic and financial advice to generate viable, quality audiovisual projects that facilitate their insertion in the world market and thus contribute to the internationalisation of projects.

• Providing personalised training and coaching to producers and directors, in accordance with the needs of the teams that make up the selected projects, with the aim of acquiring tools that will be used in the face-to-face business meetings in the city of Malaga.

• Promoting innovation in business and production models for new feature films with international co-production potential, for subsequent distribution and commercialisation in different markets and through different modalities.

• Being the benchmark communication and networking platform, where industry professionals can meet and learn about the projects that are being developed at an early stage.

• Generating spaces for reflection, debate and discussion on the issues that are developed in the global audiovisual ecosystem and that affect the projects that form part of the MAFF catalogue.

• Inserting new players in the Ibero-American audiovisual industry and create new content in dialogue with audiences: new and diverse audiences that are part of our ever-growing audiovisual activity.

The projects selected for MAFF will be eligible for the following awards:

• Bolivia Lab Industry Award, to participate in the production laboratory to be held in July 2026 in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

• Cántico Producciones Awards: two awards will be presented to two projects participating in MAFF: First prize: 10 minutes of original music for a fiction or documentary project preferably from Central America or the Caribbean participating in MAFF valued at €6,400. Second prize: original music and audio post-production for a trailer or teaser of up to 2 minutes in length for a fiction or documentary project participating in the MAFF section.

• Chord/Music Library: three prizes will be awarded to three MAFF projects (one project from Latin America, one project from Ibero-America and one project from the Women Screen Industry section), consisting of a cash prize of €300, as well as a flat rate for a production valued at €295.

• SANFIC: Santiago International Film Festival: SANFIC Industry Award to participate in the production laboratory to be held in August 2026 in Santiago de Chile

• Selecting a winning project from among all the MAFF projects, which will be offered a prize of €5,000 as a minimum guaranteed amount for the international distribution of the winning project

• TERREA: Prize for two projects participating in the MAFF, consisting of the development of a sustainability plan, valued at €2,000 each.