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SANAD Program
Main office
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
PO Box 2380 , Al Raha Theatre
Al Raha Beach Service Road
Abu Dhabi-Dubai Highway, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: +971 2 556 4000
Fax: +971 2 401 1901
Website
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/about
Purpose and program areas
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.
Eligible countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
Who can receive a grant
In order to be eligible for the Fund, entrants must comply with all of the following Rules & Regulations:
The director or producer must be a national of one of the eligible countries.
A production company from at least one of the eligible countries must also be attached to the
project.
Only feature-length narrative and documentary projects are eligible.
Shorts and student films will not be considered.
The minimum running time of projects is 61 minutes for narratives and 52 minutes for
documentaries.
Grant size
SANAD has US$ 500,000 at its disposal annually and provides grants in the following categories:
Development: Up to US$ 20,000 per project.
Post-production: Up to US$ 60,000 per project.
Recent grants
The ADFF Archive will be available soon and will offer the chance to go back and explore many
aspects of previous editions of the festival, including film programs, juries, awards, photos, videos and
more.
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