Open call: Arab region Production Awards 2025

The Production Awards Program, launched in 2004, supports young artists and writers below the age of 35 from the Arab region, whether residing in it or in the diaspora, by offering production grants in the following disciplines: music and sound, literature, visual arts, performing arts, and cinema.

The programme supports up to 25 projects yearly, five in each discipline. Since 2004, the programme has provided around 400 grants to artists from the Arab region.

This round offers 25 grants, five in each discipline, and it covers the following types of productions:

• Music & Sound Art: Creation and recording of music albums, experimental music/sound projects, sound installations, live concerts, and music-related visuals. Grants awarded up to €8 500 (about $9 300).
• Performing arts: Development and production of theatre, dance, multidisciplinary projects, and other performing artworks. Grants awarded up to €8 500.
• Visual arts: Development and production of artworks, exhibitions, installations, art books, and comics, including sculpture, engraving, photography, light art, video art, virtual reality, immersive and interactive art and/or multidisciplinary art. Grants awarded up to €8 500.
• Literature: Creation and publication of novels, memoirs, biographies, graphic novels, short stories, poetry collections, and theatre texts. Grants awarded up to €6 500.
• Cinema: Production and post-production of short, medium-length, and feature fictional, documentary, animated, and experimental films. Grants awarded up to €13 000.

How to apply?

• To apply, please go to the applications platform and register or log in with your email and password if you already have an account.
• Following registration, an activation link will be sent out to the inbox. Click on the activation link to activate the account.
• Once logged in, applicants should select the programme they want to apply to, and find the application form which they can fill out online.
• Applicants may save their applications in progress at any point and return to them later.

Important notes:

• The programme does not cover the reproduction of a project that has been previously produced or presented.
• The programme does not cover the following domains: websites, workshops, support for entities or organisations, academic and art research-centred projects or TV series.

Applicants can apply here before 31 October 2024.

For more information about the eligibility criteria and application guidelines, visit the Production Awards page.

View the original call here.