Doha Film Institute Grants
Doha Film Institute Doha, Qatar
Twice-yearly grant cycles supporting feature films, short films and TV/web series by filmmakers from the MENA region and beyond, at every stage of production.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: development, production and post-production funding.
Who can apply: Different criteria for MENA and non-MENA applicants; TV/web series strand is for MENA creators.
Free to apply.
Two cycles a year (spring and fall); Fall 2026 window ran June 22–July 2, 2026.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: script, budget, director statement, video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Fall 2026 Grants Submissions are Closed”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Different criteria for MENA and non-MENA applicants; TV/web series strand is for MENA creators.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Artist statementOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Doha Film Institute without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.