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DFI Goes to Zanzibar

15.08.10

Niam Etany and Fatma Naib were chosen to attend the MAISHA 2010 Screenwriting Lab in Zanzibar. In anticipation of the upcoming MAISHA 2010 Documentary Lab in Uganda we asked Niam and Fatma to tell us about their time there.

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DFI Premiere: 1 Minute Football Films

17.07.10

We're proud to present the 1 Minute Football Films from our 1 Minute Film Workshop with Chadi Zeneddine

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1 Minute Film: "Whispers of the Past"

08.06.10

Watch 16-year-old Fatima Al-Hajri's debut film and follow her behind-the-scenes to see what went into putting it together

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Diary: DFI Animation Workshops

30.05.10

Updates for the DFI Education Team's Animation Workshops at the Doha Montessori and British School where kids aged 6-11 are taught the basicas of animaion by Rahab Elewaly, a professional Animation Artist.

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Writing About Film

26.05.10

Being a film writer often seems like it’s the best job in the world: you watch films all day, and then get paid to write about them. If only it were so simple.

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Voices of Cannes - Arab Filmmakers

20.05.10

Bringing you candid conversations with filmmakers, industry experts and critics in an aim to shed some light on critical films, controversies and events at the festival.

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Follow Qatari Filmmaker Mehdi Ali Ali in Cannes

19.05.10

We met Mehdi Ali Ali at this year's Gulf Film Festival. Now he has brought his film, 'Champs Elysees Je T'aime to Cannes'. Follow his journey here!

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DTFF Makes Its Mark in Tribeca

17.04.10

A team from the Doha Tribeca Film Festival is heading to New York to hold a series of special events at New York's Tribeca Film Festival including a special family screening of "Shrek Forever After", a comedy night, and other Q&A events including screenings by The Fabulous Picture Show.

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