Film Funding

  • Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous

    Spring Grants 2019 - Production Stage

    Roaming the streets of Beirut searching for metal objects to be recycled, Ahmed, a Syrian refug…

    Wissam Charaf / France, Lebanon, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Don't Get Too Comfortable

    Fall Grants 2020 - Production Stage

    When Shaima Al-Tamimi’s paternal grandfather migrated from Yemen to Zanzibar half a century ago…

    Shaima Al Tamimi / Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Netherlands, Qatar / Short Experimental

  • Dr. Hamood Show

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    Starring Mohammed Al Dosari and Qatari wrestler Ali Al Naimi, ‘Dr. Hamood Show’ is a 15-episode…

    Ali Al Anssari / Qatar / Unknown

  • The Dream Betrayed Me

    Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    Qamichli, Syria, 2004. Mesto, a 17-year-old boy, has but one dream—to join his city’s football…

    Mohammad Alchikho "Shaikhow" / France, Belgium, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Dégradé

    Fall Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    A hot summer's day in the Gaza Strip. Today the electricity is on. Christine’s beauty salon is…

    Mohammed (Arab) Abunasser, Ahmad (Tarazan) Abunasser / Palestine, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Ebb & Flow

    Fall Grants 2021 - Production Stage

    ‘Ebb & Flow’ is a coming-of-age short film set in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early 2000s. It is th…

    Nay Tabbara / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Egypt's Modern Pharaohs

    Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    On January 25, 1952, downtown Cairo was burnt down: angry mobs demanded the departure of Britis…

    Jihan El Tahri / Egypt, France, United States of America, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Egyptian Jeanne d'Arc

    Spring Grant 2013 - Production Stage

    ‘Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc’ is a creative documentary that explores issues of female emancipation i…

    Iman Kamel / Kuwait, Egypt, Germany, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Eldorado, The Taste Of The South

    Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    A group of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, led by Adama, arrives in the north of Morocco in o…

    Alaa Eddine Aljem / Morocco, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Experiment

    Spring Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    Rashid, a 30-year-old researcher, is placed in a prison to conduct his final project. His missi…

    Abdulla Alhor / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Eyes of a Thief

    Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    Inspired by real events, ‘Eyes of a Thief’ is a rare glimpse into Palestinian society from the…

    Najwa Najjar / Palestine, Qatar, Algeria, France, Iceland, Jordan / Feature Narrative

  • FIRE

    Spring Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Surviving in Algeria is a constant challenge that leaves the nation’s population without hope.…

    Meriem Achour Bouakkaz / Algeria, Canada, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947

    Fall Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    After World War II, nearly 10,000 Malagasy soldiers travelled back to their island on a liner n…

    Marie Clemence Andriamonta Paes / Madagascar, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • The Fair Light of Dawn

    Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    'The Fair Light of Dawn’ offers a kaleidoscopic view of the lives of several citizens in Beirut…

    Hisham Bizri / Lebanon, United States of America, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Fariha

    Fall Grants 2021 - Production Stage

    'Fariha' is a short musical documentary that tells the story of an unusual role model for Yemen…

    Bader AL-Riama / Yemen, Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Fidaï

    Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    During the war in Algeria, El Hadi, the great uncle of filmmaker Damien Ounouri joined his sist…

    Damien Ounouri / Algeria, France, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • The Fifth Resurrection of Farid

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. An old man comes across an odd collection of film reels, vinyl recor…

    Khalid Youssef / Egypt, Qatar / Feature Experimental or Essay

  • Fly Me to the Moon

    Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage

    As the wedding ceremony approaches, all that remains is to complete the final step——obtaining t…

    zakaria nouri / Morocco, Egypt, France, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Footprints on the Moon

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    The Philippines, 2050. Franz, a young executive and aspiring writer, finds a sketchbook at a co…

    Jan Xavier Pacle / Qatar, Philippines / Feature Narrative

  • The Foreign Son

    Spring Grant 2013 - Production Stage

    Answering the call of his homeland, of which he retains only childhood memories, 50-year-old Om…

    Abdallah Badis / France, Qatar, Algeria / Feature Documentary