SANAD is the Development and Post-Production Fund of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF). SANAD provides talented filmmakers from the Arab world with meaningful support from within the region towards the development or completion of their narrative and documentary feature-length films.
SANAD seeks out bold and remarkable projects from both new and established filmmakers with the aim of encouraging intercultural dialogue and artistic innovation while building stronger networks within the region’s film industry.
SANAD also offers year-round support and publicity for selected projects to help connect filmmakers to potential partners, funding opportunities and audiences. Grants
SANAD has 500,000 USD at its disposal annually and makes grants in the following categories :
• Development : Up to 20,000 USD per project
• Post-production : Up to 60,000 USD per project Application Period and Deadlines
There are two open calls for applications each year.
The current application deadline is January 26th, 2012.
The next deadline will be June 26th, 2012.
Dates are subject to change.
Films Supported by SANAD at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Each October, ADFF is committed to showing a large number of the projects supported by SANAD. Supported films may be selected for the Festival’s Narrative, Documentary or Afaq Jadida Competitions, or for other non-competitive sections.
More information on : http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/sanad/about-sanad
