Awards
ARTE France supports productions from the Middle East with an award of €6000: The International Relations ARTE Prize. This award is presented to a filmmaker for exceptional originality, writing style and motivation.
The Dubai International Film Festival presents 3 awards of US$25,000 to projects at an advanced stage of development which are ready to be presented to potential industry partners. One of these prizes will be dedicated to a documentary film project.
Film Clinic DIFF Debut Feature Award for $10,000. Film Clinic’s philosophy is to blend the creative fresh ideas of the new generation with the expertise of cinema professionals to present strong movies to the audiences who want to see fresh creative films on the big screen.
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The International Organisation of the Francophonie presents €5,000 to a film that is produced and directed in an Arab country that is part of La Francophonie (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia).
The Producers Network awards registration to 5 producers coming from the Arab World to attend the prestigious Producers Network meetings at the Cannes Film Festival. The producers are selected by the International DFC jury in collaboration with the DFC team of industry consultants.
The Screen Institute Beirut DIFF Documentary Award of $15,000 will be selected by the DFC international jury and awarded at the end of the event. The overall aims of the Screen Institute is to support and promote film in all its forms as an important means of expression of cultural, artistic and social values. The Institute will pursue these aims through two main activities – The Screen Academy and The Film Fund. The Fund provides cash grants as well as a combination of cash and access to recording and editing equipment. The documentary grants enable low‐budget films to be produced. The Screen Academy is in the process of developing its curricula. A date for first intake cannot be set yet as additional funding and sponsoring of scholarships need to be identified in order to secure sustainability. The Screen Institute Beirut has been established as a Lebanese non‐profit Association with a regional scope