• The 67th Summer

  Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage

  In 1967 Ali Ragheb, a young man from Cairo, receives a letter from an Austrian girl named Liz—a…

  

  Abu Bakr Shawky / France, Egypt, Austria, Germany / Feature Narrative

• Al-Dana

  Spring Grants 2024 - Development Stage

  1752, Al-Dana is a woman in a man’s world where Pearl Diving is the only way of life. Her grand…

  

  Nora Al-Subai / Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

  Fall Grant 2012 -

  Ali loves a goat called Nada. Ibrahim, a depressed sound engineer who hears voices he cannot de…

  

  Sherif El Bendary / Egypt, United Arab Emirates, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Back to Alexandria

  Spring Grants 2023 - Post-Production Stage

  After twenty years of absence, Sue must return to her native Egypt to see her mother, Fairouz,…

  

  Tamer Ruggli / Switzerland, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Challat of Tunis

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  Tunis, 2003. A man on a mo-ped, razor blade in hand, prowls the streets. He’s on a mission: to…

  

  Kaouther Ben Hania / Tunisia, Qatar / Feature Documentary

• Chikha

  Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage

  Fatine, a 17-year-old girl, lives in Azemmour, Morocco, with her mother Nadia, and grandfather.…

  

  Ayoub Layoussifi, Zahoua RAJI / Morocco, France, Qatar / Short Narrative

• A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy

  Spring Grants 2016 -

  A gripping chronicle of a revolution and war, experienced by Syrian actor Fares Helou. As one o…

  

  Rami Farah / Syria, Denmark, Qatar, France, Norway / Feature Documentary

• Control

  Spring Grant 2012 - Production Stage

  In the state TV control room, the technical team is preparing for what is arguably the most imp…

  

  Mohamed Adeeb / Egypt, France, Qatar / Short Narrative

• Costa Brava, Lebanon

  Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage

  In ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’, the free-spirited Badri family escape the overwhelming pollution and…

  

  Mounia Akl / Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Dyouf

  Spring Grants 2023 - Development Stage

  After he is expelled from film school, Shadi moves back in with his parents in their Bedouin vi…

  

  Saleh Saadi / Palestine, Qatar / TV Series

• 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…

  

  Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser / Palestine, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Déserts

  Fall Grants 2022 - Post-Production Stage

  Set in the vast, unforgiving landscapes of southern Morocco, ‘Déserts’ tells the tale of two pe…

  

  Faouzi Bensaïdi / Morocco, France, Germany, Belgium, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• El Bastardiya (Once Upon A Time In Tripoli)

  Fall Grants 2022 - Development Stage

  Murad, a young jobless engineer, works instead as a salesman. His father, a truck driver for an…

  

  Abdullah Al-Ghaly / Libya, Egypt, France, 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

• Gaza Mon Amour

  Spring Grants 2020 - Post-Production Stage

  Gaza, today. Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works as…

  

  Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser / Palestine, France, Germany, Portugal, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• A Gaza Weekend

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  The UN imposes an embargo on Israel following the outbreak of a deadly virus. However, due to i…

  

  Basil Khalil / Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Ghadi

  Spring Grant 2013 - Post-Production Stage

  In a small neighbourhood of a traditional Lebanese coastal town, Leba, a music instructor, marr…

  

  Amin Dora / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Grandma

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  Sarah, a teenager, lives with Marta – her grandmother – and her younger sister in Byblos. The f…

  

  Merva Faddoul / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

• HEAdbANG Lullaby

  Spring Grants 2016 -

  Casablanca, June 11, 1986 – the day of the World Cup. After yet another blunder, embittered cop…

  

  Hicham Lasri / Morocco, France, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• HOPE

  Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage

  Facing challenges from life and human pollution, Aqua sets off on a life-changing journey to hi…

  

  Abdulla Al Jananhi / Indonesia, Qatar / Short Narrative

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