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Published: 12 Sep 2024 199 views
After their joint program in 2023 with Women in Film: Introduction to the Creative Process, AFAC and Netflix have renewed their partnership with a new initiative aimed at supporting emerging Arab women filmmakers. This new program is open to emerging Arab women filmmakers residing in UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Jordan, and Egypt. The program will support the full production of short films (maximum length of 10 minutes) carried by women heads of department: director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editors.
This initiative offers upcoming women talents an opportunity to showcase their unique voices.
The call welcomes film projects applications carried by a team of minimum 2 heads of department (director and producer or writer, director and producer) and a maximum of 5 heads of departments. The call also accepts applications from individual cinematographers and editors who are interested in joining the selected film projects in need of a cinematographer and/or editor.
Prospective applicants cannot be part of a project application and submit an individual one.
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| Application Deadline | 01 Oct 2024 |
| Value | $25,000 |
| Country to study | Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| Type | Contest |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | Netflix |
| Gender | Women |
Each film project will receive a maximum budget of $25,000 to bring their story to life. The budget will include the prep, the shoot, and the post-production expenses to finish their films. Additionally, the program offers virtual consultations in script writing, producing, directing, cinematography and editing. The projects will have post-production support sessions in Saudi Arabia.
The call is open for:
Ineligible Candidates
AFAC will not consider applications submitted by:
For film projects by teams
Applicants must apply with a story treatment and draft script for short fiction narrative films that are culturally sensitive, and contribute to viewers’ understanding of the lived experiences of local culture
Applicants cannot apply with an animation film project.
Each project must involve a core team of 4 to 5 members covering the following positions: writer, director (the writer and director can be the same person), producer, cinematographer and editor. The submitted application can include a minimum of 2 heads of departments (writer/director or writer and producer) and a maximum of 5 heads of departments.
Applicants who directed a full-length feature film for distribution or TV series for broadcast are not eligible to apply.
The program encourages collaborations across the different countries involved in the development of the proposed projects. A maximum of two core crew members (e.g., director of photography and editor) can be flown to the country of production (where the rest of the core crew members are already located).
All core team members must be Arab women resident in one of the countries listed above.
The proposed projects must function on a small budget with minimal production aspects. Each project can have a maximum of two locations and a maximum of three actors. There should be no VFX, animation, or graphics involved.
The project must abide by the deadlines. Otherwise, it will be disqualified.
Five (5) projects will be selected for support.
The final projects will not be published on the Netflix platform.
For submissions by individuals (for cinematographers and editors)
Cinematographers and editors interested in working on short films can apply as individual applicants by submitting previous projects they have worked on, without being part of a team.
After teams and individual applicants are selected to be part of the program, an online matchmaking meeting will take place for teams that are incomplete to pitch their projects and match with a cinematographer and/or editor.
When the call for applications closes, our grants management team will review all received applications to make sure they are complete and adhere to the call’s guidelines. Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria or that are missing required materials will be disqualified.
The grants management team will send all eligible applications to an independent committee of readers, who will evaluate them according to our evaluation criteria to arrive at a first selection. The latter will then be sent to an independent jury committee, which will evaluate them according to the same criteria.
The jury committee will then meet to deliberate over the applications and reach a final selection. You can find more information about our selection process here.
The jury will select five projects based on quality, with no restriction on themes or genres. Later, an online matchmaking process will help incomplete groups find the technical skills they need.
Announcement
The selected projects will be announced on our website and social media platforms together with a statement from the jury committee.
Applicants will also receive an email before the announcement informing them whether or not their application was selected to be part of the program.
Applications are only accepted online through the program’s application forms.
Applications submitted via regular mail or email will not be considered.
Applicants will receive a confirmation email once their application has been successfully submitted.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Make sure your application is complete with all the requested supporting materials before submitting it.
We encourage you to read the full application form before applying.
Application form for Project Proposal (teams)
Application from for Individual Applicants (Cinematographer and Editor)
Open Call: 02 Sep 2024
Deadline: 01 Oct 2024
Announcement: 20 Nov 2024
For more details visit: AFAC website.
