Film Funding

  • Machtat

    Spring Grants 2019 - Development Stage

    Fatma and her two daughters Najeh and Waffeh, live in the neighbourhood of Bir Beranek in Mahdi…

    Sonia Ben Slama / Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Machtat

    Fall Grants 2022 - Post-Production Stage

    In the small town of Mahdia, Tunisia, live Fatma and her two daughters, Najeh and Waffeh. They…

    Sonia Ben Slama / Tunisia, Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Madame Courage

    Spring Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage

    Omar, an unstable and lonely teenager, lives in a slum in the suburbs of the Algerian port city…

    Merzak Allouache / Algeria, France, Qatar / Feature 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

  • Made in Qatar at D’reesha Programme 1 & 4 - Kashta

    Fall Grant 2015 - Production Stage

    Out in the quiet desert, a father teaches his sons how to hunt, but a careless struggle between…

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

  • Made in Qatar at D’reesha Programme 2 - Beit Byoot

    Fall Grants 2017 -

    Set in a dystopian dollhouse, little Jameela seeks the acceptance of two mean girls. But when s…

    Mayar Hamdan / Jordan, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Made in Qatar at M7 Programme 3 - Border

    Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage

    In an abstrusely dystopian future, a man wishes to return to his family. But navigating the com…

    Khalifa Al-Thani / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Made in Qatar at M7 Programme 3 - Light Sounds

    Fall Grant 2014 - Post-Production Stage

    This gentle tale of workers at a mosque reminds us that every face might hide an unrecognised t…

    Karem Kamel / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Made in Qatar at M7 Programme 4 - I Have Been Watching You All Along

    Fall Grants 2016 -

    A girl explores the forgotten memories of an abandoned cinema through a trancelike journey into…

    Rawda Al-Thani / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Madmen's Fort

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    In 1860, the Algerian Sahara is coveted by the colonial powers of the time, who dream of it as…

    Narimane Mari / Algeria, France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Maghrebim

    Fall Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    The director returns to the roots of his family’s history, starting from footage his parents fi…

    Ivan Boccara / Morocco, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Mama 'Oda

    Fall Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    Hassan and Noura notice the effort their grandmother gives to the family and the house, so they…

    Yousif Al Hamadi / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Mama, Where Are You?

    Fall Grants 2018 - Development Stage

    Abbas is a 37-year-old bachelor who still lives with his parents in Kuwait. Passive, immature,…

    Meqdad Al-Kout / Kuwait, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Man Behind the Microphone

    Fall Grant 2014 - Post-Production Stage

    Hedi Jouini is the most popular musical star in Tunisian history, known as the “Frank Sinatra o…

    Claire Belhassine / Tunisia, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • The Man Who Stole Banksy

    Fall Grants 2017 -

    In 2007, anonymous street artist and activist Banksy painted a number of politically divisive a…

    Marco Proserpio / United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Man Without a Cellphone

    Fall Grant 2010 - Post-Production Stage

    A humorous, sharp take on the social milieu of a Palestinian village inside Israel. Jawdat just…

    Sameh Zoabi / Belgium, France, Palestine, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • A Man of Honor

    Fall Grant 2010 - Post-Production Stage

    Set in Lebanon and Jordan, ‘A Man of Honor’ is a story of passion, betrayal and the many facets…

    Jean-Claude Codsi / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • A Man on Fire

    Spring Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    The story of a man who was born and raised in a modest environment and aspired to be a superher…

    Ibrahim Harb / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Manity

    Spring Grants 2021 - Production Stage

    On a calm sunny day, Firas, an 11-year-old boy, accompanies his father Tayseer and his father’s…

    Hussen Ibraheem / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Maqloubeh

    Fall Grant 2011 - Development Stage

    Five young art students awake to the sound of gunfire and bombardment. As the electricity has b…

    Nicolas Damuni / Palestine, France, Qatar / Short Narrative