Film Funding

  • Kashta

    Fall Grants 2016 -

    Out in the beautiful quiet of the windswept dunes, a man teaches his young sons the traditional…

    A.J. Al-Thani / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Kinship

    Spring Grants 2022 - Post-Production Stage

    Khalid and Noura are in the delivery room expecting their first newborn. Instead of being overc…

    Ali Al Hajri / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Let the Earth Burn

    Fall Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    Despite getting excellent results, recent police academy graduate Kenza is posted to a remote s…

    Sofia Alaoui / France, Qatar / TV Series

  • Lost in a Desert

    Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    A journey to the desert sees a group of photographers face challenges during their photoshoot.…

    Mohammed Al-Heidous / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Made in Qatar at D’reesha Programme 1 & 2 - The Unlucky Hamster

    Fall Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    The hilarious misadventures of Fluffy—a cute hamster in a pet shop dreaming of a new home. But…

    Abdulaziz Khashabi / Qatar, Indonesia / Short Narrative

  • Mediterranean Fever

    Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage

    Winner of the best screenplay award in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section last year, the darkly…

    Maha Haj / Palestine, France, Germany, Qatar, Cyprus / Feature Narrative

  • My Father's Scent

    Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    A father returns home after a long absence due to his sudden illness and treatment. His teenage…

    Mohamed Siam / Egypt, Sweden, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Photographer

    Fall Grants 2021 - Development Stage

    Maher, a photographer for the Syrian regime, takes photos of deceased military personnel. The r…

    Anas Khalaf / Syria, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Queens of Shadow

    Fall Grants 2020 - Development Stage

    As a young law student, Houria dares to file a complaint against her rapist. She ends up in pri…

    Aida Senna / Morocco, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Rehana Maryam Noor

    Spring Grants 2020 - Post-Production Stage

    Rehana, a 37-year-old assistant professor in a private medical college, struggles to keep the h…

    Abdullah Mohammad Saad / Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Roqia

    Fall Grants 2022 - Production Stage

    In 1993, after a car crash leaves Ahmed with amnesia, he returns to his village, where not…

    Yanis Koussim / Algeria, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Servants

    Fall Grant 2013 - Production Stage

    Nabil is the guard of an old villa located by the mouth of a river. Sayed Walid, an influential…

    Marwan Khneisser / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • A Son

    Spring Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    Tunisia, Summer 2011. Fares, Meriem, and their 10-year-old son Aziz are a modern and happy Tuni…

    Mehdi Barsaoui / Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Split-Screen

    Fall Grants 2017 - Development Stage

    Two men, 'A' and 'B', are drinking coffee. They receive anonymous texts telling them their drin…

    Fahad Al Khater, Nadia Al-Khater / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Status Quo

    Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    On a fateful Friday night, five unlikely heroes will be thrown into a dangerous game of justice…

    Gilbert Karam / Lebanon, Qatar, Spain, USA / TV Series

  • The Woodman

    Spring Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    A surreal feature film with a thriller theme, and a life-sized wooden dummy as the protagonist,…

    Koutaiba Al-Janabi / Iraq, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Theft of Fire

    Fall Grants 2020 - Development Stage

    A failing museum and a career hampered by the Israeli Occupation push Naji, a struggling Palest…

    Amer Shomali / Palestine, Canada, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • This Is Not A Drill

    Spring Grants 2019 - Production Stage

    In the wake of a radioactive blast, a young and pregnant couple, Maya and Malik follow instruct…

    Nadia Al-Khater / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • This Is Not A Drill

    Fall Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    In the wake of a radioactive blast, a young and pregnant couple Maya and Malik follow instructi…

    Nadia Al-Khater / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Translator

    Spring Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Having gotten into trouble with the Syrian government, Sami has been living for years as a poli…

    Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf / Syria, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Qatar / Feature Narrative