The Arab Documentary Photography Program
Deadline
December 10, 2025
42 days left
Application Fee
FREE
Rewards
Multiple Rewards
Interest
High
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About This Opportunity
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in partnership with the Magnum Foundation in New York City, USA, launched the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) in 2014, a program that is jointly funded by AFAC and Prince Claus Fund, and supports creative documentary photographers in the Arab region.
Recognizing the image's power to document, educate, and advocate, the Arab Documentary Photography Program’s incentive has always been to foster creative photography practices in the Arab world and to encourage the transmission of critical, socially engaged, and local stories.
Looking back at the past cycles of the program, we are convinced that it remains essential for nurturing free expression, amplifying unheard narratives, and raising the level of creative documentary photography in the Arab region and beyond.
However, we recognize that one-time support can only go so far; which is why, on the occasion of the program’s tenth cycle anniversary, we launched the Arab Documentary Photography Program Alumni Fellowship. As the ADPP continues to support emerging photographers from the Arab region, the ADPP Alumni Fellowship is committed to accelerating the careers of the program alumni by providing them with the support and resources they need while facilitating further regional and international exchanges between established and emergent photographers.
What You'll Get
Types: FUNDING, OTHER
The $7.000 production grant is to be used to cover the artist fees, any needed production equipment cost, any research costs, travel, and other expenses related to the production. Additionally, the grant covers per diem (when on location) associated with the attendance of the three workshops. Note: travel and accommodation costs related to the workshops will be covered directly by ADPP. Grant funds will be used solely for the undertaking of the described photography project and not for any other purpose.
Application Requirements
- APPLICATION_FORMS
- ARTWORK_PORTFOLIO
- ARTIST_STATEMENT
- CV
- PROJECT_DESCRIPTION
- LETTER_OF_INTENT
- MOTIVATION_LETTER
- PRODUCTION_SCHEDULE_TIMETABLE
- COST_ESTIMATION
- Applications are only accepted through the online application form. Applications submitted via regular mail or e-mail will not be accepted. The application must be submitted in English or in Arabic, and applicants will receive a confirmation email once the online application has been received. Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. Note that AFAC will not contact applicants if any part of their application is incomplete. **All applications must include:** * 10–20 images from the initial stages of the proposed project; * Images from any single body of work that demonstrates the applicant’s ability as a photographer and a visual storyteller; * Captions should be included in the metadata of each image file. A numbered caption sheet is requested in the supporting material zip file; * Images should be JPGs, 72 dpi, and longest edge 1,000 pixels. * Additional media as supplement to the still photographs are accepted. Applicant needs to include the corresponding links in the supporting material zip file; * Applications lacking in supporting material will not be considered for evaluation nor will the applicant be contacted to send the missing material; * Supporting files and samples of current submitted project and/or previous work that are smaller than 10 MB can be uploaded directly to the application; * Supporting files and samples of the submitted project and/or previous work that exceed 10 MB should be included as links to files on sharing websites (such as Dropbox, Vimeo, YouTube, etc).
Eligibility
Other Requirements
**The Documentary Film grant program is open to applications from Arab directors and producers living in the Arab region or the diaspora. A non-Arab producer can apply for a grant provided that the film director is Arab.** It is highly recommended that film projects applying to the production and post-production grants have producers attached to them. Project applications are accepted irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence, ethnicity, gender, or religion. A film producer is eligible to apply with a maximum of two projects per category per cycle, provided the two projects are not attached to the same director. **AFAC will not consider applications submitted by:** * Members of the AFAC board of trustees, their business partners, or family members. * AFAC staff members, their business partners, or family members. * Members of the current year’s reader and juror committees. * Applicants with a current open grant. * A director who already has an open grant from AFAC (regardless of whether the contract is in their name or the producer’s name). Film producers who have an open grant can apply with another project. If they have two open grants, they are not eligible to apply before the completion of one of the projects. If a grantee has received two grants for the same film project, they cannot apply for post-production.
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Beirut, LB
Verified Organization
Active since 2020
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Don't miss out on this opportunity. Applications close on December 10, 2025.