Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund To Support Short Films By Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Rithy Panh, Akuol de Mabior & Bao Nguyen
Cate Blanchett's Displacement Film Fund will support short films by several filmmakers including Mo Amer and Annemarie Jacir. Each selected filmmaker will receive a production grant of €100,000 to create their projects. The completed films are set to premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2027.
- ▪The Displacement Film Fund is aimed at supporting displaced filmmakers.
- ▪Filmmakers receiving grants include Rithy Panh, Akuol de Mabior, and Bao Nguyen.
- ▪Each filmmaker will receive €100,000 to produce their short films.
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Rithy Panh, Akuol de Mabior, Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Bao Nguye IFFR Cate Blanchett has announced that her Displacement Film Fund (DFF) will be getting behind short films by Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior, Rithy Panh and Bao Nguyen in a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival Palestinian American comedian-writer-director Amer, who is best known for his Mo Amer Netflix shows as well as his appearances on Ramy Youssef’s Ramy, is working on Return to Sender about a Palestinian standup comedian dealing with a variety of immigration rules as he embarks on a world tour.
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