Doha Film Institute Awards 2026 Spring Grants to 48 Projects From 39 Countries
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Melanie Goodfellow
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The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the recipients of its 2026 Spring Grants cycle, funding 48 film projects from 39 countries at various stages of production. Notable recipients include Mohamed Kordofani (director of the historic Cannes entry Goodbye Julia), Theo Panagopoulos, and Muayad Alayan. Kordofani's new project, About Love & September Laws, is set in 1983 Sudan as Sharia Law takes hold, following his previous film that explored South Sudan's secession.
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With his last film exploring Goodbye Julia exploring the events of 2011 when South Sudan broke away from the north, his new drama is set in Sudan in 1983 as Sharia Law takes hold.
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