ARAB CINEMA CENTER
One in-kind awards consisting of:
- Arab Cinema Center Award for the producer of one Arab project to participate in the 2026 Rotterdam Lab
Winner: Fahd Samman producer of DHEL
Red Sea Souk Awards
Red Sea Fund
All selected projects will compete for jury-granted awards offered by the Red Sea Fund. The awards are:
For Works-In-Progress
- Red Sea Souk Post-Production Award with a grant of $40,000
- Red Sea Souk Jury prize Post-Production Award with a grant of $15,000
For Projects in Development or Production
- Red Sea Souk Development Award with a grant of $25,000
- Red Sea Souk Development Award with a grant of $25,000
- Red Sea Souk Production Award with a grant of $50,000
- Red Sea Souk Production Award with a grant of $80,000
- Red Sea Souk Jury Special Mention Award with a grant of $15,000
- Red Sea Souk Breakthrough Award for a debut director with a grant of $20,000
For Series projects
- Red Sea Souk Series Award with a grant of $10,000
- Red Sea Souk Series Award with a grant of $10,000
TOTAL AWARDS FROM FUND = $290,000
Souk Award Partners
ART
Two awards for Arab world distribution rights consisting of:
- ART Award for one Saudi Project with a Production Grant $50,000 for a Project in Development or Production
Winner: A NOBLE DEPARTURE
Winner: DHEL - ART Award for one Arab Project with a Production Grant $50,000 for a Project in Development or Production
Winner: PLAYHOUSE by Maha Haj
BLUE BEE PRODUCTIONS
One cash award for a Project in Development or Production
- Blue Bee Productions Award for one project with an amount of $10,000
Winner: POSITIVE by Hanaa Saleh Alfassi
CNC
One cash award for a Project in Development
- CNC Award for one project with an amount of $11,600 (€10,000 equivalent)
Winner: THE DAUGHTER by Tian Guan
DTS
One in-kind award for a project in production or post-production consisting of:
- Sound post-production worth the equivalent of $30,000
Winner: DHEL by Dania Altayeb
FILMMORE
One in-kind award for a Works-in-Progress film consisting of:
- Full Digital Intermediate for a feature film worth the equivalent of $32,500
Winner: BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo
FRESHLY GROUND STORIES & FINEPRINT
Two in-kind business and legal affairs awards for projects in development providing:
- Professional business and legal support for each project up to a 24 month period across for any stage in the production cycle, each worth the equivalent of $5,000
Winner: TO CATCH A FALLING SKY by Cheta Chukwu
Winner: PHILAX by Ruken Tekes
HABBAR
One cash and one in-kind award with the equivalent value of $50,000 for the following:
- Habbar is offering one cash award of $10,000 plus one in-kind award valued at $40,000 for marketing services to a Works-in-Progress project
Winner: GREEN CORPSE by Khalid Zidan
ITHRA
One cash award for a Project in Development or Production
- Ithra Award for one Saudi project with an amount of $13,333 (equivalent of SAR 50,000)
Winner: GREEN CORPSE by Khalid Zidan
LEYTH PRODUCTION & EASY DISTRIBUTION
Two in-kind awards will be granted by the Red Sea Souk Jury, consisting of the following:
- An in-kind award for a Project-in-Production for editing equivalent to 50,000 USD.
Winner: ABOUT LOVE AND SEPTEMBER LAWS by Mohamed Kordofani - An in-kind award for a Work-In-Progress film for Film distribution in Tunisia equivalent to $10,000
Winner: THE PRODIGAL SON by Rani Massalha
MAD SOLUTIONS
One conditional cash award for a Project in Development or Production or a Works-in-Progress (option to split award across two projects)
- $50,000 USD as MG dedicated to world sales rights
- Can be granted to one film or divided between two films ($25,000 each)
Winner: INFIDELS by Eli Jean Tahchi
Final decision will be made during the pitches
OTICONS
One in-kind award consisting of:
- The Oticons Award offers an in-kind grant worth up to $10,000 to support one of the selected Works-in-Progress (WiP) projects through the Film Music Services provided by the Oticons film music agency including a range of services tailored to the project’s specific musical needs.
Winner: RIA by Arvin Belarmino
SHIFT STUDIOS
Three in-kind awards consisting of:
- Two promotion packages for two different Works-in-Progress films each worth the equivalent of $12,000
Winner: A NOBLE DEPARTURE by Dahlia Baeshen
Winner: ABOUT LOVE & SEPTEMBER LAWS by Mohamed Kordofani - One full DCP package for an additional Works-in-Progress film worth the equivalent of $8,000
Winner: POSITIVE by Hanaa Saleh Alfassi
