Film Funding

  • To All Naked Men

    Fall Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    The war in Syria is drawing to an end, and the first reliable election stands on the ruins of t…

    Bassam Chekhes / Syria, Netherlands, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature 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

  • Tshweesh

    Fall Grants 2016 -

    Beirut, the day of the World Cup. A woman walks through the relatively quiet streets – people a…

    Feyrouz Serhal / Lebanon, Germany, Spain, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Under the Shadow

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    A victim of the post-revolution state crackdown on dissidents, one-time medical student Shideh…

    Babak Anvari / Iran, United Kingdom, Jordan, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Valley

    Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    Following a car accident on a lone mountain road, a middle-aged man loses his memory. Drenched…

    Ghassan Salhab / Lebanon, France, Germany, Qatar, United Arab Emirates / Feature Narrative

  • We Are Inside

    Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage

    Being away for a decade, Farah returns to her father’s place in her hometown Tripoli, Lebanon.…

    Farah Kassem / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • West of May

    Fall Grants 2022 - Production Stage

    In 'West of May', I want to describe Lebanon through the portrait of the Alayli family. This fa…

    Sarah Srage / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Yalla, Baba!

    Spring Grants 2019 - Development Stage

    In 1980, 32-year-old Mansour travelled to Belgium with his friends, bought cars, and set off on…

    Angie Obeid / Belgium, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • You Come from Far Away

    Spring Grants 2017 -

    The role of Arabs in the Spanish Civil War has only been associated with the Moroccan troops wh…

    Amal Ramsis / Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Experimental or Essay

  • aKasha

    Fall Grants 2016 - Production Stage

    Adnan is a revolutionary war hero whose love for fighting and his AK-47 are rivalled only by hi…

    hajooj kuka / Sudan, South Africa, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative