Netflix and AFAC offer $250,000 grant to five Arab female filmmakers
Five projects have been shortlisted, spearheaded by women from Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco.
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Five projects have been shortlisted, spearheaded by women from Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco.
Through the films, the festival aims to introduce a new perspective on Arab culture and community.
The first of four funding cycles for 2022 has now opened for post-production.
Funding applications will be accepted later in 2022 by the ministry.
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This project had received the IWC Filmmaker Award worth $100,000 at the Dubai International Film Festival several years ago.
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'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
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The beneficiaries hail from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
The USD 500,000 fund will aid below-the-line crew, craftspeople, and freelancers across the Arab region, bringing the total hardship fund investment to USD1m.
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