On 16 October, the A. M. Qattan Foundation, in partnership with the French Consulate General in Jerusalem, Goethe Institute, Filmab Palestine and in cooperation with Arte TV, organised the 7th Ramallah Doc Pitching Commission for Documentary Films. Palestinian filmmakers pitched and defended their documentary films in front of a panel of commissioning editors, representing major international TV channels and producers.
The organisers announced the winners on 17 October prior to the premiere of the film Sea Bride, directed by Mohammad Harb, winner of Ramallah Doc 2014. The two 2015 winning projects, Area Sea by Hamoudeh Shehada (Director) and Muhannad Yaqoubi (Producer), and Bizreh by Riad Bahour (Producer) and Vivien Sansour (Co-Director and Producer) were awarded €2,000 each. The selection was made based on the recommendation of the panel of commissioning editors.With regard to the $10,000 grant provided through the Supporting Contemporary Art Productions and Practices in Gaza project, co-funded by the A. M. Qattan Foundation and the CKU, the committee awarded it to Gaza Graph by Yusef Nateel (Director), Hesham Muhanna (Co-producer), and Amer Naser (Co-producer).