• 5 applications were received from from 3 Arab countries as follows: Egypt (2), Morocco (2), Syria (1).
• 40% of the applications were submitted in Arabic and 60% in English. No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• 50% of the applicants were between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine, 50% between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, none of the applicants were above the age of forty.
• 50% of applicants were first-time directors.
• All applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• Gender split was 1 female applicant and 5 males.
• Applications were made for 2 short films and 3 mid-length documentaries. 40% of the projects had a producer or a co-producer, or both.
• 40% projects had secured funding prior to applying.
• Average length of audiovisual material submitted per project was 40 minutes 20% of applicants consisted of teams with 1 director and either a co-director or an editor.
• 80% of applicants requested to be appointed with an editor by DOX BOX.
• Subjects address themes such as: Video activism and documentation, identity, space and cultural representation.
• None of the applied projects was eligible for the Residency. Thus, no project has been granted.

• Initial assessment: 4 applications were received from from 5 Arab countries as follows: Algeria (1), Egypt (1), Morocco (1), Syria (2).
• All applications were submitted in the last 7 days of the open call
• 50% of the applications were submitted in Arabic and 50% in English.
• No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• 14% of the applicants were between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine, 86% between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, none of the applicants were above the age of forty.
• 25% of applicants are first-time directors.
• All applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• Gender split was 43% females and 57% males.
• Applications were made for 1 feature-length, 1 short, and 2 mid-length documentaries.
• 25% of the projects had a producer or a co-producer, or both, attached.
• 75% of projects had secured funding prior to applying.
• Average length of audiovisual material submitted per project was 45 minutes.
• 50% of applicants consisted of teams with 1 director and either a co-director or an editor.
• 50% of applicants requested to be appointed with an editor by DOX BOX.
• Subjects address themes such as: Video activism and documentation; urban development, displacement and the right to land; women’s rights and their political and social representation; and the portrait of political turmoil.

• 3 applications were submitted: from Jordan (1), Iraq (1) and Sudan (1).
• All applications were made in the last 5 days before the deadline.
• 2 applications were submitted in Arabic and 1 in English. No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• Two of the applicants were between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, and one applicant was between the ages of forty and forty-nine.
• All applicants were first-time and second-time filmmakers, both from cinematic and journalistic approaches.
• All applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• 2 applications were made by female and 1 by a male applicant.
• Applications were made for 2 short documentaries, and 1 mid-length documentary.
• None of the projects had a producer or a co-producer attached.
• 1 project had secured funding prior to applying to The RESIDENCY.
• All applicants applied without an editor.
• Subjects addressed themes such as: education, political and social change, women’s rights.

All three applications submitted failed to fully comply with the basic eligibility criteria set out for this Residency program (published on website), either in terms of the development stage of their rough cut or the basic criteria of using archival and third-party material as integral part of the narrative. As a result, no project was selected to participate in this Residency cycle.

• 8 applications were submitted: Egypt (2), Morocco (3), Syria (1), Tunisia (1) and 1 from outside the Arab Countries.
• Except for 1 application, all applications were made in the last 5 days before the deadline.
• 50% of the applications were submitted in Arabic and 50% in English. No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• 36% of the applicants were between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine, 18% between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, and 9% between the ages of forty and forty-nine, and 9% above fifty.
• 63% of applicants were first-time directors.
• All applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• An increase in female applicants: gender split was 36% females and 64% males.
• Applications were made for 3 feature-length documentaries, 3 short documentaries, and 2 mid-length documentaries.
• 50% of the projects had a producer or a co-producer, or both attached.
• 50% of the projects had secured funding prior to applying to The RESIDENCY.
• Average length of audiovisual material submitted per project was 60 minutes.
• 38% of the applications consisted of filmmaking teams with a director, co-director, and/or editor. The rest of applicants requested the appointment of an editor by DOX BOX.
• Subjects addressed themes such as: ethnicities, immigration, women’s rights, political reconciliation, cultural heritage, and believes.
• Final assessment of applications: 6 eligible projects were forwarded to the Selection Committee, while 2 were notified as being not eligible within 6 weeks of the deadline.

• 13 applications were submitted from 7 different Arab countries. The breakdown by country is as follows: Egypt (3), Morocco (2), Sudan (1), Jordan (1), Syria (3), Palestine (2), Iraq (1).
• 54% of the applications were submitted within the final two days before the deadline.
• 69% of the applications were submitted in Arabic while 31% were submitted in English. No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• 61% of the applicants were between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine, 30% between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, and 9% between the ages of forty and forty-nine.
• 35% of applicants were first-time directors.
• Except for two applications submitted by the producers, all applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• The gender split of applicants was 23% females and 77% males.
• Applications were made for 5 feature-length documentaries, 4 short documentaries, and 4 mid-length documentaries. 15% of the projects have a producer or a co-producer, or both attached.
• 38% projects had secured funding prior to applying to The RESIDENCY.
• Average length of audiovisual material submitted per project was 40 minutes.
• 15% of the applications consisted of filmmaking teams with a director, co-director, and/or editor. 85% of the applications requested the appointment of an editor by DOX BOX.
• Subjects addressed themes such as: education systems, ethnicities, immigration, exile and refugees, privacy and smear campaigning, revolution and resistance, war and conflict, and believes.
• Final assessment of applications: 8 eligible projects were forwarded to the Selection Committee, while 5 were notified as being not eligible within 6 weeks of the deadline.

• 40 applications were submitted from 10 different Arab countries, as well as the Arab diaspora. The breakdown by country is as follows: Algeria (1), Egypt (10), Jordan (1), Iraq (5), Morocco (3), Lebanon (2), Palestine (2) Syria (2), Tunis (7), Yemen (1), Other (6).
• 27 out of 40 applications were submitted within the final five days before the deadline.
• 25 applications were submitted in Arabic, 15 in English. No applications were in Tamazight, Kurdish, or German.
• 20 applicants were between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine, 14 between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, 5 between the ages of forty and forty-nine, with 3 applicants over the age of fifty.
• 35% of applicants were first-time directors. Except for one application submitted by the producer, all applications were submitted by the directors of the projects.
• The gender split of applicants was 3 females and 37 males.
• There were 17 feature-length documentaries, 13 short documentaries, and 10 mid-length documentaries.
• 8 projects had a producer, a co-producer, or both.
• 4 projects had secured funding prior to applying to The RESIDENCY.
• Average length of audiovisual material submitted per project is 40 minutes. 7 applications consisted of filmmaking teams with a director, co-director, and/or editor. 33 of the applications requested the appointment of an editor by DOX BOX.
• Subjects addressed themes such as: child welfare, cultural heritage, ethnicities, gender equality, justice and jurisdiction, immigration and refugees, revolution and resistance, war and conflict, and workers’ rights.
• Final assessment of applications: 29 applicants were notified as being not eligible within 6 weeks of the deadline. 11 eligible applications were forwarded to the Selection Committee for review.