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Guillermo Galoe’s ‘Sleepless City’ Wins Best Film at Qatar’s Inaugural Doha Film Festival
The inaugural Doha Film Festival in Qatar wrapped on Friday with the award for best feature film in the International Feature Film…
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Qatar Forges Hollywood Ties as Country That Hosted 2022 World Cup Unveils Film Industry Ambitions
After Al Jazeera and the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament put Qatar on the global map, the tiny Arab state rich in oil and gas is now…
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Qatari Director Mohammed Al-Ibrahim on First Feature ‘Sa3ood Wainah?’: ‘I Wanted to Look Into Why People Decide to Lead Double Lives From Our Perspective’
It took Qatari director Mohammed Al-Ibrahim 15 years to make his first feature “Sa3ood Wainah?,” which, starting from its title, is a…
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Iranian Filmmaker Ali Asgari on Satire, Censorship and Absurdities Behind ‘Divine Comedy’: ‘You Show How Silly and Stupid the Rules Are’
Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from his acclaimed…
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Doha Film Institute, La Fémis, and Gobelins Team Up on New Training Pipeline: ‘Catalysts for Creativity Across Our Region’
The Doha Film Institute is expanding its footprint as one of the Arab world’s most active talent incubators with new vocational training…
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Parrot Analytics Teams With Qatar’s Nascent Film Committee, Opens Middle East Office in Doha
Prominent media analytics company has partnered with Qatar’s nascent Film Committee to open a regional office in the Qatari capital of…
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Sony and Qatar’s Film Committee Forge Pact to Co-Finance Arabic Film Slate as Rebate Is Unveiled
Sony Pictures International Productions has forged a multi-year agreement with Qatar’s nascent Film Committee to co-finance a slate of…
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‘Khartoum’ Co-Director Ibrahim ‘Snoopy’ Ahmad on Filmmaking Amid War, Collective Authorship and the Future of Sudanese Cinema
As the Doha Film Festival launches its inaugural edition, the event marks its debut with a bold gesture: a sweeping Spotlight on Sudan…
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Suzannah Mirghani on How Thessaloniki Winner ‘Cotton Queen’ Shines a Light on Sudanese Culture: ‘There’s a Sense of Being Seen’
As the Doha Film Festival opens its inaugural edition with a robust Spotlight on Sudanese cinema and music, the program arrives at a…
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Steven Soderbergh, Michaela Coel Set to Attend Doha Film Festival, Which Will Kick Off With ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Qatar Steps Up Film Ambitions
The inaugural Doha Film Festival launches Thursday with the official Middle East premiere of Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s…
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Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi on Spirit of New Doha Film Festival: ‘Film, Gaming, Animation and Cosplay Are All Forms of Expression That Inspire and Unite People’
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, who over the past 15 years has been instrumental in turning the DFI into the region’s…
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Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara Board Cannes-Winning Palestinian Short ‘I’m Glad You’re Dead Now’ as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have come on board as executive producers of “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” which won Cannes Film Festival’s…