UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation 2025 Residency for Young Women African Filmmakers

With funding from the People’s Republic of China and in partnership with the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation, UNESCO presents a 6-week filmmaking residency in Morocco for 10 emerging African women filmmakers, aged 21–35. Within the framework of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, this unique programme offers a platform to enhance skills, amplify voices, and connect with key players in the film industry across the continent.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency
• Aim and Benefits of UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency
• Requirements for UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading

UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency

Aim and Benefits of UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency

Selected participants will receive:

• Travel expenses from their home country to Morocco
• Visa and administrative support
• Accommodation, meals, and local transportation
• Training and equal production funding for short film projects
• Per diems for additional personal expenses

Requirements for UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency Qualification

1. Identify as a woman
2. Be a citizen of an African state
3. Be between 21 and 35 years old before the start of the residency
4. Have at least 2 years of professional experience in film or audio-visual production
5. Have written and directed at least one fiction film (short, medium, or feature), preferably screened at a festival or broadcast
6. Speak and understand English and/or French fluently

Interview date, Process and Venue for UNESCO Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency

Format: Hybrid (online and in-person)

• August – September: Preparatory activities (online)
• 15 September – 27 October 2025: Six-week residency (in presential in Morocco):
  o Session 1: Introduction and development of scenarios
  o Session 2: Pre-production
  o Session 3: Production
  o Session 4: Post-production and closing of the residency
• October – December: Post-residency follow-up (online)
• The residency programme offers selected filmmakers multiple networking opportunities
  to forge lasting connections.

Application Timeline:

• 7 July 2025: Launch of the open call for applications
• 31 July 2025: Deadline for applications submissions
• 15 August 2025: Announcement of the selected candidates
• 28 August 2025: Online session / Preparatory activities
• 15 September – 27October 2025: 6-week residency in Morocco

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Submit the following:

• A completed application form (in English or French)
• CV
• A copy of your passport 

by 31 July 2025 to: [email protected]
For more details, visit UNESCO Residency webpage