NO NATION FILMS

08/06/2026

The online Docs by the Sea lab opens 10 July. Diana El Jeiroudi is back with a new cohort of documentary directors and producers this year — the first of two phases before the in-person lab and forum in Bali in September.

21/05/2025

03/03/2025

Applications Open for Production Internship at NNF
Apply before the deadline Sunday, March 23, 2025

Apply for a three-month production internship at No Nation Films (May-July). Application deadline is March 23, 2025.

10/02/2025

This upcoming Sunday, February 16, at HAU1 as a part of Berlinale Talents, Diana El Jeiroudi and Orwa Nyrabia reflect on their journey as filmmakers and creative partners in an open and candid conversation, sharing insights into their projects both internationally and regionally. They discuss their introspective and evolving sense of space and belonging, as well as the intersection of the personal and the political in cinema. They also explore their 2021 film, Republic of Silence, a deeply personal cinematic memoir and a layered meditation on the dimensions of exile.

25/09/2024

Meet Mariia Shevchenko and Ella Shtyka, two of our Fellows. In June, they joined the cohort of the No Nation Film’s Fellowship, after concluding the ExOriente workshop and pitching at East Doc Platform in March 2024.
Mariia and Ella are the director and the producer of ‘Keepers of the Ruins’, a feature-length documentary film on the resistance of people in Kharkiv, under constant threat since the war in Ukraine started.

Their project has won the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Pitch award in Poland and the Fine Cut Award of Institute of Documentary Film (Czech Republic). Moreover, Mariia has been awarded the Gaude Polonia scholarship in Poland.
Looking forward to seeing this important film!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our Fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/the-fellowship.

11/09/2024

Meet Timofey Stekolshuk and Sergey Yahontov, who are in the middle of their fellowship. They are the director and the producer behind ‘TAU’, which is the story of a local independent TV agency in the 90s in Russia, trading its independence for a role in the service of those in power.
Timofey and Sergey are both living as self-exiled filmmakers with the aim to finish the debut feature-length film for international audiences. They have been awarded the No Nation Film’s Fellowship during the VdR-Industry at the festival Visions du Réel, where they presented their rough-cut.

Best luck to Timofey and Sergey with their powerful film!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our Fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/.

28/08/2024

Meet Noora Said and Yousef Hammad, two of our Fellows! They are both filmmakers with several short videos and films, and have founded an audiovisual production house, Sirdab Studio, in Palestine.
Noora and Yousef were awarded the No Nation Film’s Fellowship earlier this year for their first feature-length documentary ‘House No.11’, which is a personal narrative of Sheikh Jarrah’s neighborhood, whose families have been threatened with compulsory eviction since 1953. During the Fellowship they worked intensively on their project development, teaser and their collaboration. Today, they concluded their six-months Fellowship with a solid development!

We wish Noora and Yousef all the best in the making of this great film!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our Fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/the-fellowship.

21/08/2024

Meet Fernanda Pineda & Hanz Rippe Gabriel, who have just concluded their Fellowship. They are the filmmaker duo behind 'The Shadow of Yolüja’ which tells the story of the indigenous Pushaina family, whose dreams turn into nightmares under the shadow of Yolüja, an evil spirit unleashed by the coal mine.
Fernanda and Hanz were awarded the No Nation Film’s Fellowship during the Nuevas Miradas 2023 in Havana. During their six-month Fellowship they worked intensively on interrogating the possibilities of their first co-production with Europe, and they also pitched at Vision du Réel, where they got the Visions Sud Est award.

We wish Fernanda and Hanz all the best in realizing this powerful film!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our Fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/the-fellowship.

14/08/2024

Meet Wong Siu-Pong and Catherine Chan, two of our Fellows. Siu-Pong and Catherine were awarded the No Nation Film’s Fellowship during Docs by The Sea last year with their film, ‘Whispers of Sunlight’. The film is about three generations of women battling against the death of the youngest, revealing the lifelong shackles of women within Chinese families in Hong Kong. They concluded the 6-month Fellowship with significant development of their project.
Siu-Pong and Catherine have been recently selected to pitch at EIDF in Seoul for the EBS Commission in August.

We're sending you, Siu-Pong and Catherine, our warmest wishes as you bring this important film to life!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/the-fellowship.

07/08/2024

Meet Rama Abdi and Hazar Yazji, two of our Fellows. Rama and Hazar began their Fellowship in April with their project ‘House No.7’, their first feature-length documentary film, which offers an insider's look into the lives of young women in Damascus. They have been recently awarded the Points North Fellowship.

Thank you, Rama and Hazar, for trusting us to accompany you on this exciting journey!

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Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel, and mentorship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe, the NO NATION FILMS Fellowship is an act of solidarity with filmmakers facing challenges and vulnerable circumstances. In celebration of No Nation Films' 10th anniversary, the Fellowship supports 10 film teams in 2023 and 2024. To date, 9 film teams have been awarded. To learn more about our Fellows, please visit our website: https://www.no-nation.de/the-fellowship.