Dox Box Association

DOX BOX is a non-for-profit organisation aimed at supporting documentary filmmakers from the Arab World. DOX BOX objectives are to: re-build and active and independent community of documentary filmmakers from the Arab World, based on solidarity and trust; to empower this community through networking and support schemes; to support the completion and promotion of documentaries; and to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of this community on the regional and international level. DOX BOX was launched in 2008 as the Independent and international Documentary film Festival in Syria. It used to run as of the 1st Wednesday of March annually in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Tartous. Established by PROACTION FILM it hosted local and international creative documentary films with free-admission to public screenings. The festival had an Industry Section, which ran three parallel events TABADOL for industry professionals, CAMPUS for Doc Project Development & financing, and TAKWEEN for up-and-coming filmmakers. In 2012, the festival was withheld in objection to the extreme violation of human-rights in Syria. In 2014, DOX BOX emerges as a not-for-profit organization in Europe - DOX BOX e.V. to support Syrian and Regional Arab documentary filmmakers and activists.