– Open call for entries: October 7th, 2024
– Deadline for submissions: December 1st at 11:59PM
– Selection announcement: January 17th, 2025
– Workshop: February 9 to 14, 2025
Timeline
submissions
Applications are now closed.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Bahrain | Hair
Directed by Hamad Abdulla Ali
Produced by Suha Al Khalifa
Qatar | Letter to Layla
Directed by Yassine Wahrani
Produced by Cindy Le Templier (The Film House)
UAE | Karayr
Directed by Nechteh ‘Neo’ Apelian
Produced by Razan Takash
UAE | Kamadev
Directed by Swapna Kurup
Produced by Fahad Shaikh (Shoot At Sight Productions)
UAE | What if?
Directed by Mariam Al Serkal
Produced by Yasir Al Yasiri
Yemen | Al-Madeeneh 2008
Directed by Yousef Assabahi
Produced by Ala’a Amer
Mentors
– Michel Zana, Dulac Distribution, producer – France
– Raja Amari, script consultant – France & Tunisia
– Jamal Belmahi, script consultant – Austria & Morocco
– Thomas Pibarot, Sales agent expert – France
– Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, producer – Lebanon
– Stefano Tealdi, Pitch expert – Italy
