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.
How to apply?
Grant Submission Cycles
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 [email protected]
- Click here for the list of MENA countries
- Click here for the list of Non-MENA countries
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.
