Film Funding

  • This Is Not A Drill

    Fall Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage

    In the wake of a radioactive blast, a young and pregnant couple Maya and Malik follow instructi…

    Nadia Al-Khater / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Though I Know the River Is Dry

    Fall Grant 2012 - Post-Production Stage

    Alaa has just returned to Palestine after years spent in Detroit. Following the Arab uprisings,…

    Omar Hamilton / Egypt, Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Time Tree

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Based on the children’s novel by the best-selling author Enid Richemont, 'The Time Tree' is a s…

    Celine Cotran / Lebanon, United Kingdom, Qatar / Short 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

  • 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

  • Two or Three things I don't know about her

    Spring Grants 2021 - Production Stage

    Lila is an 18-year-old girl living in Brest, France. She recently decided to wear a veil, to th…

    Sabrina Idiri Chemloul / France, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Under Her Skin

    Spring Grants 2020 - Post-Production Stage

    When her mother forbids her from biting her nails, Sarah must now abide by rules she does not f…

    Meriem Mesraoua / Qatar, Algeria, France / Short Narrative

  • Under Her Skin

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Oran, Algeria. When her mother forbids her from biting her nails, Sarah must now abide by rules…

    Meriem Mesraoua / Qatar, Algeria, France / Short Narrative

  • Under the Hat

    Spring Grant 2015 - Production Stage

    ‘Under the Hat’ tells the story of Sheikh Abdul Kareem, an Egyptian mosque prayer caller on the…

    Amal Al-Agroobi / United Arab Emirates, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Underneath The Fig Tree

    Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage

    The weekend before school starts in early September, a family of three, Protagonist Layla (13-1…

    Nada Bedair / Egypt, United States of America, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Unlucky Hamster

    Spring Grants 2018 -

    The story of a hamster who waited patiently in a pet shop, hoping someday, someone will bring h…

    Abdulaziz Khashabi / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Waiting Room

    Fall Grant 2015 - Production Stage

    We are all aware of the various differences among cultures – language and tradition being the m…

    Hend Fakhroo / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Wake

    Spring Grants 2018 - Production Stage

    In the midst of night, Samaa, an old woman and her pubescent son Sari are at odds on the approp…

    Zahed Bata / Jordan, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Wall

    Fall Grant 2011 - Production Stage

    In this engaging and endearing short, director Odette Makhlouf Mouarkech locates a seemingly im…

    Odette Makhlouf Mouarkech / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Waves '98

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    The complex relationship of contemporary Beirutis to their troubled home city is beautifully im…

    Ely Dagher / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • What Brings You Here?

    Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage

    Rashid finds himself lost in the desert among the dunes, where he finds a strange object buried…

    Abdulla Alemadi / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • A Young Girl At A Window

    Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage

    Clara is a young French actress who decides to leave the overcast sky and the aggressiveness of…

    Mahdi Ali Ali / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Zanatany - When Soulless Shrouds Whisper

    Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage

    Ali, a Comorian widower and father of two teenagers, works in a bookbinding workshop in Majunga…

    Hachimiya AHAMADA / Belgium, France, Qatar / Short Narrative