Grants Programme (Film, TV Fiction & Creative Documentary Series, Web Series)

Grants Programme (Film, TV Fiction & Creative Documentary Series, Web Series) is sponsored by Doha Film Institute. The Doha Film Institute's Grants Programme provides creative and financial support for short and feature-length films, as well as TV and web series, by independent directors and producers from the MENA region.

Our Grants Programme is dedicated to discovering new talent, amplifying emerging cinematic voices, and supporting stories that resonate with audiences worldwide. We provide creative and financial support, subject to eligibility criteria, for short and feature-length films, as well as TV and web series, empowering filmmakers to bring their visions to life.

Funding is available for narrative, documentary, experimental and essay films at any stage of production. This grant supports short narrative, documentary, experimental, and essay films at all stages of production. TV Fiction & Creative Documentary Series This grant supports independent screenwriters and producers from the MENA region in developing original serialised content for the international audiovisual market.

Web Fiction & Creative Documentary Series This grant provides independent directors and producers from the MENA region with funding to produce original serialised content for the web. Explore the impactful films and projects that have received support through Doha Film Institute Grants Programme. Please read the guidelines for the documents required.

Explore our archive of exceptional films and series from Qatar and beyond—all brought to life with the support of the Institute. A showcase of past grant recipients, celebrating the diverse voices empowered through our funding. The Fall 2026 grants submission opens on the 22nd of June 2026 and closes on the 2nd of July 2026 at 5pm GMT +3.

Fall 2026 Grants Submissions are Closed The Fall 2026 grants submission opens on the 22nd of June 2026 and closes on the 2nd of July 2026 at 5pm GMT +3. The Fall 2026 cycle opens on the 22nd of June 2026, and closes on the 2nd of July 2026 at 5pm GMT +3. Please submit via the online form, which is only accessible on this page while submissions are open.

Applications sent by email will not be considered . Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Please read the guidelines for the documents required.

**If you are unsure which regional criteria apply to your application, please click on the links to country lists below, or contact us at grants@dohafilminstitute. com Click here for the list of MENA countries Click here for the list of Non-MENA countries In the event that your original project is successfully awarded a DFI grant, you will be required to sign a Grant Agreement that will set out the terms of our relationship.

The Grant Agreement will include (where applicable) the contract duration, grant amount, financial requirements, credit requirements and other miscellaneous provisions. By submitting a grant application to the Doha Film Institute, you hereby acknowledge and agree to the following terms of submission and release, and in particular that: You have read, understood and have complied with all documentation relating to the Grants Programme.

You understand that the Institute is not obligated to either examine or use your application material or to invite you to participate in the Grants Programme, nor to provide you with any reason for its decisions. You understand that the application material you submit will be kept confidential by the Institute.

You also understand that the Institute and persons and entities affiliated with, related to, or connected with the Institute and/or the Grants Programme operate other programmes and events and may be developing material that may be similar to your application in theme, idea, plot, format or in other material respects.

You are the sole author and owner of all application material and have the full right and authority to submit the application material to the Institute for inclusion in the Grants Programme.