Manual
Film Market
Festivals
Funds
Useful Links
PROPOSAL WRITING
2015-05-26
by Dahna Abou Rahme
Compiled as a result of workshop with Jinane Dagher on proposal writing
DOC at work-Festival Del Popoli
http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/en/festival/industry/2015/151
Venice Final Cut
http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/72nd-festival/final-cut/regulations.html
Meet Market
https://sheffdocfest.com/view/meetmarket
CPH Forum
http://cphdox.dk/en/aboutcphforum
Hot Docs Forum
http://www.hotdocs.ca/conference/market_and_forum/hot_docs_forum#
Dubai Film Market
http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/page/20/about_dfm.htmldubai-film-market/
FID Marseille
http://www.fidmarseille.org/index.php/en/fidlab-mainmenu-87/infos-mainmenu-88
EDN European Documentary network
http://www.edn.dk/resources/docalendar/pitch/
http://www.edn.dk/resources/docalendar/market/
KRAKOW film festival
Submission Date: Thu/01/2015
Festival Date: 31/05/2015
http://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/
BILBAO INT'L FESTIVAl
Submission Date: Fri/08/2014
Festival Date: 13/11/2015
http://zinebi.com/57/en/
MONTREAL world film festival
Submission Date: Mon/07/2015
Festival Date: 27/08/2015
http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/home.html
CPH:DOX - Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Submission Date: Mon/08/2015
Festival Date: 05/11/2015
http://cphdox.dk/en
Ayam Beirut Al Cinemaiya
Submission Date: Fri/01/2016
Festival Date: 01/03/2016
https://ayambeirut.wordpress.com/
Karama Human Rights Film Festival
Submission Date: Mon/07/2015
Festival Date: 05/12/2015
http://www.karamafestival.org/en/
Ismailia Film Fest
Submission Date: Thu/01/2015
Festival Date: 01/06/2015
http://ismailiafilmfest.com/ismailia2015/
Sheffield Doc Fest
Submission Date: Fri/01/2015
Festival Date: 05/06/2015
https://www.sheffdocfest.com/
KURTZFILMTAGE WINTERHUR
Submission Date: Sun/07/2015
Festival Date: 03/11/2015
http://www.kurzfilmtage.ch/en/news/
ISTANBUL INDEPENDENT FILM FEST
Submission Date: Wed/11/2014
Festival Date: 18/02/2015
http://www.ifistanbul.com/en/index.asp
GOTEBORG film festival
Submission Date: Sun/08/2015
Festival Date: 29/01/2016
http://www.giff.se/en
Norwegian short film festival Grimstad
Submission Date: Fri/06/2015
Festival Date: 10/06/2015
http://www.kortfilmfestivalen.no/en/
UPPSALA INT'L short film festival
Submission Date: Thu/02/2015
Festival Date: 19/10/2015
http://www.shortfilmfestival.com/en/
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Submission Date: Sat/08/2015
Festival Date: 18/11/2015
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/festival
Sun Dance Film Festival
Submission Date: Mon/08/2015
Festival Date: 21/01/2016
http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/
L'ALTERNATIVA festival
Submission Date: Wed/07/2015
Festival Date: 16/11/2015
http://alternativa.cccb.org/2015/en/
THE BERLINALE
Submission Date: Thu/01/2015
Festival Date: 11/02/2016
http://www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html
Visions du Reel
Submission Date: Wed/03/2015
Festival Date: 15/04/2016
http://www.visionsdureel.ch/en/
DOK Leipzig
Submission Date: Fri/07/2015
Festival Date: 26/10/2015
http://www.dok-leipzig.de/?lang=en
Marseille International Festival of Documentary Films
Submission Date: Sun/03/2015
Festival Date: 30/06/2015
http://www.fidmarseille.org/index.php/en/
Movies That Matter
http://www.moviesthatmatter.nl/english_index/international/support_programme/apply_for_funding
IDFA FORUM
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/forum.aspx
Sundance Institute
http://www.sundance.org/
WORLD CINEMA FUND
http://www.berlinale.de/en/branche/world_cinema_fund/wcf_profil/index.html
Al Mawred Al Thaqafi
http://mawred.org/
Palestine film foundation
http: http://palestinefilmfoundation.org/
SANAD Development and Post-Production Fund of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/ar/
Doha Film Institute
www.dohafilminstitute.com
Screen Institute Beirut
http://www.screeninstitutebeirut.org/
The Arab Fund for Art and Culture – AFAC
http://www.arabculturefund.org/
The Power of Culture
http://www.powerofculture.nl
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
http://www.sida.se
Service Center for International Cultural Activities (SICA)
http://www.sica.nl
Roberto Cimetta Fund
http://www.cimettafund.org
Prince Claus Fund for Culture & Development
http://www.princeclausfund.nl
Palestine Solidarity Campaign
http://www.palestinecampaign.org
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
http://www.francophonie.org
Open Society Foundation
http://www.soros.org
On the Move
http://www.on-the-move.org
ONDA (Office National de Diffusion Artistique)
http://www.onda.fr/
Next Page Foundation
http://www.npage.org
Mondriaan Foundation
http://www.mondriaanfoundation.nl
Mimeta (Center for Culture and Development)
http://www.mimeta.org
Imagine Africa
http://www.imagineafrica.org
IMA (Institut du Monde Arabe)
http://www.imarabe.org
IFACCA
http://www.ifacca.org
IETM (Informal European Theater Meeting)
http://www.ietm.org
Hivos
http://www.hivos.nl/english
Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org
Fondation René Seydoux
http://www.fondation-seydoux.org
European Cultural Foundation(ECF)
http://www.eurocult.org
European Commission – Culture page
http://www.ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
http://www.eeas.europa.eu/euromed/index_en.htm
DOEN Foundation
http://www.doen.nl
Deutsche Welle
http://www.dw-world.de
Cultural Co-operation
http://www.culturalco-operation.org
Babelmed
http://www.babelmed.net
ARTerial network
http://www.arterialnetwork.org/
Anna Lindh Foundation
http://www.euromedalex.org
Agence Intergouvernementale de La Francophonie
http://www.agence.francophonie.org
Visual Culture Heritage
http://www.visualcultureheritage.org
Townhouse Gallery
http://www.thetownhousegallery.com
The Young Arab Theatre Fund
http://www.yatfund.org
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
http://www.arabculturefund.org
Shams(The Cultural Co-op for Youth in Theatre and Cinema)
http://www.shamslb.org
Sharjah biennial
http://www.sharjahbiennial.org
Darat Al Funun
http://www.daratalfunun.org
Contemporary Image Collective
http://www.ciccairo.com
Beirut Arts Center
http://www.beirutartcenter.org
Arab Foundations Forum
http://www.arabfoundationsforum.org
Arab Image Foundation
http://www.fai.org.lb
Al Riwaq Gallery
http://www.alriwaqartspace.com
Al Mamal Foundation for contemporary Arts
http://www.almamalfoundation.org
A.M. Qattan Foundation
http://www.qattanfoundation.org
European Documentary Network
http://www.edn.dk/
The Dokweb
http://www.dokweb.net/en/