Film Funding

  • The Return Of The Prodigal Son

    Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    Cairo 2009. Back from the army, Salem, 25, joins his family in Cairo’s rag-picking district, ho…

    Rani Massalha / Egypt, Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Rouge Parole

    Fall Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

    The Arab Spring erupted in a country where few would have expected, starting a political earthq…

    Elyes Baccar / Tunisia, Switzerland, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Scenes from a Revolt Sustained

    Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    Examining the culture and history of Tunisia and how it has been mediated or ignored by the Wes…

    Kays Mejri, Matt Peterson / France, Tunisia, United States of America, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Selma

    Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    After the accidental death of her taxi-driver husband, Selma decides to become master of her ow…

    Mohamed Ben Attia / Tunisia, Germany, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Sociophobia

    Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    A young boy is strolling with his parents on a bustling street but manages to slip away from th…

    Malek Hebiri / Tunisia, 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

  • The Source

    Fall Grants 2018 -

    November 2010. The Tunisian national anthem rings throughout the Thala High School courtyard. T…

    Erige Sehiri / Tunisia, Switzerland, Qatar / TV Series

  • Streams

    Fall Grants 2016 -

    Amel works in a factory in Tunis. She lives with her alcoholic husband Tahar, a former local fo…

    Mehdi Hmili / Tunisia, France, Luxembourg, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Sudan, When Poems Fall Apart

    Fall Grants 2023 - Post-Production Stage

    Shajane, Maha, Muzamil, Rufaida, Khattab. They are Sudanese in their twenties, politically acti…

    Hind Meddeb / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Survival Visa

    Spring Grant 2013 - Production Stage

    When disaster strikes, the NASA (National Agency Survival & Arabic) publishes a call for applic…

    Nadia Rais / Tunisia, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Bath

    Fall Grants 2018 -

    When his wife leaves on a business trip, Imed must take care of his 5-year-old son, Hedi, for t…

    Anissa Daoud / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Disqualified

    Fall Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    Mehrez is a bold personality in a small Tunisian town. At 25 years old, Mehrez decides to enlig…

    Hamza Ouni / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Tlamess

    Spring Grants 2018 -

    Following the death of his mother, "S", a young Tunisian soldier, returns home. He deserts the…

    Ala Eddine Slim / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Tunis-Djerba

    Spring Grants 2021 - Development Stage

    Since her father’s death, Alyssa (19) has become the caretaker of her depressed mother and litt…

    Amel Guellaty / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Tunnel

    Fall Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    A couple mourns the tragic loss of a child. Isolated in the harsh conditions of the desert land…

    Karim Souaki / Tunisia, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Under The Fig Trees

    Spring Grants 2021 - Post-Production Stage

    In Northern Tunisia, the Kasra region is known for its beautifully arcadian fig plantations. Th…

    Erige Sehiri / Tunisia, Switzerland, Qatar, France / Feature Narrative

  • We Could Be Heroes

    Fall Grant 2015 -

    In the run-up to the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Azzedine Nouiri, the world champion in seated s…

    Hind Bensari / Denmark, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Wear & Tear

    Fall Grants 2023 - Post-Production Stage

    Ayda has been an operator at a call centre for several years. She is in her forties and lives b…

    Sarra Abidi / Tunisia, France, Belgium, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Weldi

    Spring Grants 2017 -

    A Tunisian couple are nearing retirement age, but times are hard, and money is tight. The life…

    Mohamed Ben Attia / Tunisia, France, Belgium, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Whispering Sands

    Spring Grants 2016 -

    A Canadian woman of Arab descent undertakes a trip and hires a guide to help her find a specifi…

    Nacer Khemir / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative