Deadline: 08-Jul-2025
Applicants are now invited to apply for the Doha Film Institute Grant Programme – Series.
Categories
- TV Series Development Grant: The TV Series Development Grant aims to assist independent screenwriters, directors, and/or producers from the MENA region in developing original serialized fiction and creative documentary content intended for global markets.
- Web Series Production Grant: The Web Series Production Grant aims to assist independent MENA filmmakers in financing original serialized fiction and creative documentary content for the web.
Funding Information
- TV Series Development: up to $20,000
- Web Series Production: up to $30,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects may be original concepts (scripted dramatic or creative documentary) or adaptations (provided the rights for the original work are secured).
- Projects must have cultural relevance or ties to the MENA region.
- Creative applicants (screenwriters/directors) attached to a series application cannot be attached to other grants application as directors during the same cycle, else all projects of the attached creatives will be automatically rejected.
- Development funding for TV Series:
- The Programme defines TV series as serialized content with at least three linear episodes.
- An episode is defined as minimum of 26 minutes in duration.
- A MENA screenwriter and/or director with previous credits must be attached.
- An attached producer with a registered company is strongly preferred at the time of submission.
- Rights to the proposal should not be transferred to a broadcaster or VOD platform at the time of submission.
- Production funding for Web Series:
- The Programme defines web series as serialized content with at least six linear episodes.
- An episode is defined as minimum of 3 minutes in duration.
- A MENA director with previous credits must be attached.
- A producer with a registered company must be attached.
- The pilot episode for the series must have been completed at the time of submission.
- A minimum of 50% of the financing at the time of submission is strongly preferred.
- A granted web series is eligible to re-apply for only one additional sequel season.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Incomplete applications will be automatically excluded without prior notification.
- Projects of a promotional nature; game, talk or reality shows; making-of or behind-the-scenes; reportages and news programs are not eligible for consideration.
For more information, visit Doha Film Institute.