• All this Victory

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  In a small village in the south of Lebanon, during the last days of the July War, five people t…

  

  Ahmad Ghossein / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Asphalt

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  'Asphalt' delves into the lives of two truck drivers on the road, crossing borders, towns and c…

  

  Ali Hammoud / Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Feature Documentary

• 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

• Black Country

  Spring Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

  The tanbour is an object of cultural unity; unrestricted by religion or nationalism, this music…

  

  Mahmoud Omar / Egypt, Qatar / Short Documentary

• 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

• Damascus My First Kiss

  Spring Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

  When I got my first period, my mother kissed me and said with a smile: “Now you are a woman. Yo…

  

  Lina Alabed / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

• Daughters of Abdul-Rahman

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  Single and middle-aged, Zainab lives a dreary existence as a local seamstress and her father’s…

  

  Zaid Abu Hamdan / Jordan, Egypt, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Dona Césaria

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  Césaria Evora is an internationally renowned singer whose voice rings with the culture, ambienc…

  

  Dima Al-Joundi / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

• Even Donkeys Have Remorse

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  Inside a crumbling old house, Omar spends his days terrified of the outside, while Reem is pass…

  

  Shirin Abu Shaqra / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• 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

• February 19

  Spring Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

  It is February 19. The train will depart with Anna and Alex. Years have passed; the day has com…

  

  Tamara Stepanyan / Armenia, Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative

• Fevers

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  Benjamin is a child in war against the world. He has known violence and social care homes. One…

  

  Hicham Ayouch / France, Morocco, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Haneen

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  Haneen, a woman in her mid-60s, lives alone in a Palestinian city, estranged from her husband a…

  

  Ossama Bawardi / Palestine, Jordan, Qatar / Short Narrative

• Housekeeping

  Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage

  Farida, a strong-willed Egyptian woman in her 50s, is a cleaning lady who works and lives in an…

  

  Mazen Khaled / Lebanon, Egypt, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Ladder to Damascus

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  Ghalia moves to Damascus to study acting and rents a room in a traditional courtyard house, whe…

  

  Mohamad Malas / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Lust

  Spring Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

  Umm Shooq has run away from her wealthy family to marry the man she loves and has settled into…

  

  Khaled El Hagar / Egypt, Qatar / Feature Narrative

• Mohammad Saved from the Waters

  Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

  After six years of dialysis and because he refused to accept a transplant, my brother Mohammad…

  

  Safaa Fathy / Egypt, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

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