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Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Fall Grants, which continues to support emerging and established filmmakers from the Arab world and beyond.
The selection includes an exciting array of projects across various stages of production, reflecting DFI’s commitment to nurturing diverse voices and innovative storytelling.
The longest-serving film development initiative in the region, DFI’s Grants programme nurtures first- and second-time filmmakers as well as acclaimed directors from across the world.
For the 2024 Fall Grants cycle, 47 projects from 23 nations that span a range of genres, including narrative, documentary, experimental films and series content, highlighting the Institute’s dedication to fostering creativity and cinematic excellence. The grants aim to empower filmmakers by providing the resources they need to bring their unique visions to life.
In addition to 11 projects, including feature narratives and documentaries by Qatari and Qatar-based talent, the projects are from: Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Spain and Tunisia.This year’s recipients include 21 women filmmakers and 21 returning grantees.
Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, CEO of the Doha Film Institute, said: “Our grants programme is a cornerstone of our mission to support filmmakers in realising their artistic potential and telling stories that resonate with audiences worldwide. DFI Grants have enabled the script-to-screen journey of over 850 projects in cinema from across the world, that has contributed to the advancement of cinema and the empowerment of underrepresented voices.”2024 Fall Grants recipientsMENA- Feature Narrative – Development
Amara (Denmark, France, Lebanon, Qatar) by Michelle Keserwany, Camera Obscura (Egypt, Germany, Qatar) by Viola Shafik, Rock, Paper, Sea (Egypt, Qatar) by Randa Ali, a coming-of-age story set by the Egyptian Mediterranean in the summer of 2001, The Good Spirit (Palestine, UK, Qatar) by Razan Madhoon, follows Noor, a 22-year-old strong-willed resident of Gaza who discovers an injured stray dog.
MENA - Feature Narrative – Production
In Memory of Times to Come (Palestine, Denmark, Malta, UK, Qatar) by Larissa Sansour, Love-45 (Syria, France, Switzerland, Qatar) by Anas Khalaf,Minkaff (Qatar) by SM Al Thani, in which a young Qatari man investigates his friend’s kidnapping during a falcon hunting trip, uncovering connections to a shared childhood incident from two decades ago, Plague (Tunisia, France, Qatar) by Youssef Chebbi, Selfless (Qatar, Algeria, France) by Meriem Mesraoua, Tarfaya (Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar) by Sofia Alaoui, The Joyful 1926 (Algeria, France, Qatar) by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, The Pearl (Qatar) by Noor Al Nasr.
MENA - Feature Narrative - Post-Production
Exile (Tunisia, Luxembourg, France. Qatar) by Mehdi Hmili, Songs of Adam (Iraq, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, USA, Qatar) by Oday Rasheed, Spring Came On Laughing (Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) by Noha Adel.
MENA - Feature Documentary – Development
And Still I Rise (Morocco, France, Qatar) by Djanis Bouzyani, Life After Siham (Egypt, France, Qatar) by Namir Abdel Messeeh, The Sixth Story (Iraq, UK, Qatar) by Ahmed Abd.
MENA - Feature Documentary - Post-Production
Mother of Silence (Iraq, France, Qatar) by Zahraa Ghandour, My Armenian Phantoms (Lebanon, France, Armenia, Qatar) by Tamara Stepanyan, Souraya Mon Amour (Lebanon, Qatar) by Nicolas Khoury, Women of Sin (Morocco, France, Qatar) by Noufissa Chara.
MENA - Feature Experimental/Essay –Development
BAH Ralphabet (Lebanon, Qatar) by Sabine El Chamaa.
MENA - Feature Experimental/Essay – Production
A Lover’s Manifesto (Lebanon, Qatar) by Alfred Tarasi.
MENA - Short Narrative – Development
Burden (Qatar) by Mohammed D Fakhro.
