• Ava

  Spring Grants 2017 -

  Ava’s first visit to the gynaecologist with her mother is a traumatic experience for the young…

  

  Sadaf Foroughi / Iran, Canada, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Aïcha Bonheur

  Spring Grant 2012 - Production Stage

  Aïcha, a young long-distance runner, is pursuing her Olympic dream. Her brother Omar, a decent…

  

  Hakim Belabbes / Morocco, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Barzakh (Working Title)

  Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage

  Mariam and Noura find their old father dead in his house on the outskirts of the city of Ramall…

  

  Laila Abbas / Palestine, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Bastardo

  Fall Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  ‘Bastardo’ is the story of Mohsen, ‘the bastard’, whose origins and history are unknown. He was…

  

  Nejib Belkadhi / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Beauty and the Dogs

  Fall Grants 2016 -

  Mariam wants to have a nice night out, so she takes to the dancefloor at the benefit she has or…

  

  Kaouther Ben Hania / Tunisia, France, Sweden, Norway, Lebanon, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Behind Closed Doors

  Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage

  Qatar. Six-year-old Leila wakes up one morning and finds out that her mother, Sara, is gone. Le…

  

  Hend Fakhroo / Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Behind Closed Doors

  Spring Grants 2018 - Development Stage

  Six-year-old Leila and her mother, Sara, have a close relationship. They live a comfortable lif…

  

  Hend Fakhroo / Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Beirut 1931

  Fall Grants 2018 - Development Stage

  “K.” arrives in his native Jaffa after the disappearance of “M.” Like a lurking shadow, “M.” wo…

  

  Kamal Aljafari / Palestine, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Beirut Hold'em

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  Fresh out of prison, Ziko is ready to start a new life. Determined to win back Carole, the love…

  

  Michel Kammoun / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Beneath The Dunes

  Fall Grants 2017 -

  Khalifa and Nasser are two cousins who have one bonding ritual: they camp out every weekend at…

  

  Mohammed Al Ibrahim / Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Beretta

  Fall Grant 2013 - Development Stage

  Suad, a mute Egyptian woman, is constantly harassed by the old men of Cairo and one day decides…

  

  Sophia Al-Maria / Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates / Feature Narrative

• Birdshot

  Fall Grant 2014 - Post-Production Stage

  Fifteen-year-old Maya works with her father on an isolated farm in the Philippines. While ventu…

  

  Mikhail Red / Philippines, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• The Black Frost

  Fall Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage

  The plantations in Entre Ríos are being devastated by a frost. At the Lell brothers’ farm, wher…

  

  Maximiliano Schonfeld / Argentina, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Blacklight

  Fall Grants 2020 - Production Stage

  Sofiane is an Algerian who has enjoyed a relatively easy life growing up abroad as a diplomat's…

  

  Karim Bensalah / Algeria, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• The Blessed

  Spring Grants 2017 -

  Algiers, a few years after the Civil War. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their 20th w…

  

  Sofia Djama / Algeria, France, Belgium, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Blessed Benefit

  Spring Grant 2012 - Production Stage

  Ahmad, a construction worker, gets tangled up in an unfortunate business deal that lands him in…

  

  Mahmoud Al Massad / Jordan, Netherlands, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Blue Bicycle

  Fall Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage

  Twelve-year-old Ali lives with his mother and sister. When not at school, he works at a tyre re…

  

  Ümit Köreken / Turkey, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Body and Soul

  Spring Grants 2020 - Development Stage

  Fahd, a 23-year-old Qatari man, sees no meaning for his life. He is always pessimistic and has…

  

  Ali Al-Sulaiti / Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Bombay Rose

  Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

  Escaping from child marriage, Kamala makes flower garlands to sell on the streets of Bombay dur…

  

  Geetanjali Rao / India, France, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• A Brighter Tomorrow

  Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage

  Mehdi, Thibault and M’Barek are three thugs based in Aubervilliers. Mehdi, 30, lives alone with…

  

  Yassine Qnia / France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

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