Made in Palestine Project

Made in Palestine Project

The Made in Palestine Project is an independent arts initiative dedicated to creating and promoting contemporary visual art and culture with a focus on Palestine. We aim to foster a collaborative environment that supports the creativity of emerging visual artists who share our vision. Committed to reaching new audiences and enhancing understanding, our work spans multiple platforms—including exhibitions, publications, and, in particular, films, such as Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025), Gaza Mon Amour (2020), and Condom Lead (2013)

Contact

Rashid Abdelhamid

madeinpal.project@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/madeinpalestineproj/

Ramallah, Palestine

Les Films de Zayna

Les Films de Zayna

Les Films de Zayna was established in Paris in 2008 by Raed Andoni and Palmyre Badinier. The company develops projects through close collaboration with writers, technicians, and artists—primarily from the Arab world and Europe. However, its sources of inspiration transcend geography, embracing global perspectives and diverse sensibilities. Les Films de Zayna’s productions have been screened at major international film festivals, including Sundance and Cannes, and have received theatrical releases and television broadcasts worldwide. As main producer, the company’s recent filmography includes En Terrain Connu (2013), a short documentary by acclaimed director Nassim Amaouche; the collective documentary Family Albums (2012); the award-winning Fix Me (2009) by Raed Andoni, and Ghost Hunting (2017).

Contact:

Raed Andoni

rdandoni@gmail.com

93100 Montreuil, France

Just Vision

Just Vision

We are a team of filmmakers, journalists, storytellers, and human rights advocates committed to envisioning a pluralistic, just, and rights-respecting future in the region. At the heart of our mission is the belief that documentary filmmaking and journalism—combined with strategic audience engagement—have the power to shape public discourse, challenge stereotypes, provide vital information, and inspire action. Our filmography includes Boycott (2021) and Naila and the Uprising (2017).

Contact

info@justvision.org

https://www.justvision.org/

Jabali Film

Jabali Film

Jabali Film is an independent production company dedicated to creating creative documentary films, with a focus on improving access to production resources, international film markets, and financing opportunities. Its filmography includes Ambulance (2016), Solfege (2014), and Gaza Skate Team (2013).

Contact

Mohamed Jabaly

Meljabaly@gmail.com

Gaza, Palestine

Kaske Film

Kaske Film

Kaske Film produces creative essay and documentary films that explore aesthetic, innovative, and experimental forms of storytelling. The company’s projects often blend personal narratives with critical perspectives on historical, social, and political themes.

Contact

Thomas Kaske

info@kaskefilm.de

www.kaskefilm.de

+491771543000

Schierker Platz 5

12051 Berlin

Idioms Film

Idioms Film

IDIOMS FILM was established in Ramallah in 2004 with the aim of strengthening independent film production in Palestine by enhancing access to production facilities, international film markets, and financing opportunities. The company’s filmography includes Ouroboros (2017), Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory (2016), Ambulance (2016), Suspended Time (2014), and Infiltrators (2013).

Contact:

Noor Yahya

info@idiomsfilm.com

http://idiomsfilm.com/

64/ 203, Main street

Ramallah

Hakawati Ltd

Hakawati Ltd 

Hakawati is a London-based company producing and curating creative projects that hold the art of storytelling at their core. Set up by BAFTA-nominated BFI Vision Award winning producer and poet Elhum Shakerifar in 2017, the company is run with the belief that storytelling is both an art and a responsibility. All our projects derive from the central tenet that a good story is in the telling, and that we are the stories we tell. Recent productions include Ayouni by Yasmin Fedda (2020) and Helene Kazan’s multi-sensory investigative tribute to Asmahan, Clear Night (2025), which launched at the Sharjah Biennial. Hakawati is currently producing films by Ana Naomi de Sousa, Brett Story and Mohamed Jabaly.

Elhum Shakerifar is also on the Palestine Film Institute’s Executive Board and co-curator of the Palestine Film Platform. Her curatorial work over the years has included programming for Birds Eye View (Focus on Arab Women Directors, 2013); Art on the Underground (2014); London Film Festival (2014-21), Shubbak – festival of contemporary Arab culture (2015-19), Barbican (Poetry in Motion: Contemporary Iranian Cinema, 2019), BFI (Drama & Desire, the films of Youssef Chahine, 2023), Open City Documentary Festival (focus on Jocelyne Saab), amongst others.

Contact

Elhum Shakerifar 

info@hakawati.co.uk

www.hakawati.co.uk

London, UK 

FreeBird Films

FreeBird Films

FreeBird Films is a production company dedicated to developing and producing creative short and feature-length independent documentaries. We are drawn to cinematic forms that observe reality, explore our relationship with time, and critically engage with the contemporary world through a singular, personal, yet generous and sensitive lens. Since our founding, we have produced the short film Mediterranean Spring for BBC Arabic, as well as the feature documentary Route 60 – An Itinerary Beyond Borders, which has been screened in numerous cinemas across Europe and the Middle East.

Contact

Alaa Ashkar

+ 33 (0) 7 87 70 49 72

ala.ashkar@gmail.com

16 rue Sainte Marguerite

33800 Bordeaux

France

Displaced Pictures

Displaced Pictures

Displaced Pictures is an international production company specializing in socially conscious entertainment, with a focus on character-driven films and television series exploring cross-cultural, immigrant, and Arab world themes. The company was founded in 2009 by Palestinian American filmmaker Cherien Dabis, following the success of her critically acclaimed debut feature Amreeka (2009), which won the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that same year.

Contact

Cherien Dabis

Producer/Director/Writer

+1 917 922 3506

cheriendabis@mac.com

New York City

Boujabel Productions

Boujabel Productions was founded by Salim Abu Jabal in Ramallah in 2011, with the goal of providing production and casting services for both his own films and those of other filmmakers. The company organized and produced Film Behind The Wall, a traveling film festival in Palestine. Abu Jabal began his career in cinema in 2004 and has since directed and produced several internationally recognized documentary and fiction films. He served as casting director for films including Najwa Najjar’s Eyes of a Thief (2014) and Pomegranates and Myrrh (2008), as well as Michel Khleifi’s Zindeeq (2009). In addition, he has directed and produced numerous television programs and his own documentaries, including Separation Diary (2012) and The Language of Almonds (2011).

Contact

Salim Abu Jabal

salimabujabal@gmail.com

Ramallah, Palestine

Dar Films

Dar Films

Dar Films is a leading Palestinian independent film production company based in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Since its establishment in 1997, Dar Films has produced and co-produced numerous documentary and fiction films in collaboration with a range of filmmakers and international broadcasters, including the BBC (UK), ARTE (France), ZDF (Germany), YLE (Finland), SBS (Australia), and others. Its productions include acclaimed documentaries such as Live from Palestine, The Inner Tour, Invasion, Improvisation, Fix ME, Ghost Hunting, The Wanted 18, among others.

Contact

Saed Andoni

+970599260015

andonisaed@gmail.com

Bethlehem, Palestine