Financing
DFI can fund a project across any stage of the production: from development and production to post-production and P&A (prints and advertising). Funding covers narrative fiction films and creative documentaries, as well as short films.
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Photo credit: David Koskas & Quinta
Black Gold
Feature Narrative Film
”Black Gold” tells the story of the rivalry between two Emirs in Arabia in the 1930’s just as oil is being discovered.
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Photo credit: Aflam Films / Michael Lagerwey
A Man of Honor
Feature Narrative Film
Taking place in Lebanon and Jordan, “A Man of Honor” is about passion, betrayal and the many facets of human nature.
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Photo credit: Rudy Bouchebel
Where Do We Go Now?
Feature Narrative Film
A series of chaotic incidents tests the women’s ingenuity as they manage to successfully stave off the fall-out from the distant war.
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Hawi
Feature Narrative Film
Shot in Alexandria, Ibrahim El Batout's third feature continues the Egyptian filmmaker's obsession in contemplating the details of daily Egyptian life.
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Grandma, A Thousand Times
Feature Documentary
This personal documentary about the filmmaker's Beiruti grandmother represents different aspects of her life story and feisty personality.
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Man Without a Cellphone
Feature Narrative Film
Director Sameh Zoabi introduces viewers to the twentysomething Palestinian slackers who find themselves caught between angngry parents and suspicious Israelis.
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The Mountain
Feature Narrative Film
Awash with haunting black-and-white images, "The Mountain" is a journey into the mind of a man as he spends a month in isolation at a desolate hotel.