Film Funding

  • 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

  • Tlamess

    Spring Grants 2018 - Production Stage

    Following the death of his mother, "S", a young Tunisian soldier, returns home. He deserts the…

    Ala Eddine Slim / Tunisia, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • To All Naked Men

    Fall Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    The war in Syria is drawing to an end, and the first reliable election stands on the ruins of t…

    Bassam Chekhes / Syria, Netherlands, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Tramontane

    Spring Grant 2013 - Production Stage

    Young Rabih is well-liked by family, friends and the community of the Lebanese village he calls…

    Vatche Boulghourjian / Lebanon, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Translator

    Spring Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    After getting into trouble with the Syrian government, Sami has been living for years as a poli…

    Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf / Syria, Jordan, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Tshweesh

    Fall Grants 2016 - Production Stage

    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

  • Under Her Skin

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    A young teen forbidden from biting her nails must now ignore her urge and abide by a new set of…

    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

  • Under the Shadow

    Spring Grant 2014 - Production Stage

    A victim of the post-revolution state crackdown on dissidents, one-time medical student Shideh…

    Babak Anvari / Iran, United Kingdom, Jordan, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Underdown

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Moving to Beirut’s anarchic rhythm, ‘Underdown’ follows the struggles of a Palestinian cab driv…

    Sarah Kaskas / Lebanon, Germany, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • The Unknown Saint

    Fall Grants 2017 - Production Stage

    Young Amine steals a large sum of money and escapes into the hills with the police hot on his t…

    Alaa Eddine Aljem / Morocco, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Unlucky Hamster

    Spring Grants 2018 - Production Stage

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

    Abdulaziz Khashabi / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Until the Birds Return

    Fall Grant 2015 - Production Stage

    Mourad, a businessman, rose to success in Algeria in the 2000s. Now a new man, he wants to stay…

    Karim Moussaoui / Algeria, France, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Valley

    Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    Following a car accident on a lone mountain road, a middle-aged man loses his memory. Drenched…

    Ghassan Salhab / Lebanon, France, Germany, Qatar, United Arab Emirates / Feature 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

  • Walls and People

    Spring Grant 2012 - Production Stage

    This film is a cry from the heart of the Medina of Casablanca for its inhabitants and their mem…

    Dalila Ennadre / Morocco, Algeria, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • 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


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