We provide creative and financial support for short and feature-length films, as well as TV and web series, empowering filmmakers to bring their visions to life.
How to apply?
Grant Submission Cycles
Each year, there are two submission cycles for grants. The Spring cycle opens in January, followed by the Fall cycle in July.
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 guideline PDF (above) 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
Qatari Applicants
International Applicants
Grant Agreement
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.
Registrations are currently closed and will reopen mid-year 2025.