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Doha Film Institute and Giffoni Forge Closer Ties
ROME – The Doha Film Institute is forging stronger ties with Italy’s Giffoni Film Festival for children as Doha launches its own kiddie fest in November with a similar format. The now reconceived...
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Doha Film Institute Partners With Sarajevo Film Festival
The Doha Film Institute has linked up with the Sarajevo Film Festival on a number of new initiatives aimed to increase connections between Arab and European cinema. This year, DFI is set to curate a...
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Arab Film Fests: The Big Three Work to Boost Regional Biz
The Arab world's film festival landscape is undergoing changes, partly due to the disruptive impact of post-Arab Spring turmoil in such countries as Egypt but mostly prompted by a concerted effort...
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Qumra Doha Film Fest Sets Dates, Beefs Up Team
The Doha Film Institute has set March 19-26, 2014, as the dates for the inaugural edition of the Qumra Doha Film Festival which will focus on first and second-time directors from around the world. The...
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Ajyal Youth Film Festival Steps Into Doha Spotlight
The Doha Film Institute’s inaugural Ajyal Youth Film Festival will unspool Nov. 26, with “The Wind Rises,” Hiyao Miyazaki’s dream-like animated feature.
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Shorts Helping Gulf Filmmakers Launch Feature Careers
Just like the cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, which have sprouted from the desert in a flurry of glass and steel, the film industry in the Persian Gulf has been built from scratch.
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha Gaining Prominence on Global Showbiz Map
The Middle East, more specifically the Gulf region, is no longer that deep indiscriminate petro-dollar well that Hollywood, in its constant thirst for outside capital, went to during the subprime...
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Doha Film Institute Postpones Launch of New Qumra Doha Fest To 2015
The Doha Film Institute has scrapped its plan for a 2014 launch of the inaugural edition of its Qumra Doha Film Festival this year, and decided to reschedule to 2015 the event focussed on first and...
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Palestinian docu ‘Speed Sisters’ to Open Doha Film Institute’s Ajyal Fest
The world preem of “Speed Sisters,” a docu about the first female race-car driving team in the Middle East, will open the second edition of Doha Film Institute’s Ajyal Youth Film Festival. “Speed...
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Arab Film Fests On the Rise
The number of Arab film festivals around the world is on the rise. They screen works that confront stereotypes with authentic stories and images, while offering a deeper understanding of the region and...
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