The Institute
The Doha Film Institute has established a number of strategic cultural partnerships with leading international organisations, as well as its own Doha-based programs, to give filmmakers a chance to participate in top quality workshops and training.
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Katara Cultural Village katara.net
The Cultural Village Foundation is an exceptional project of hope and human interaction, a project made possible thanks to the vision, solid faith and renowned leadership of HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa AL THANI, Emir of the State of Qatar.
We are witnessing a new Global Culture emerging around the world, emphasizing diversity and the exploration of human differences. We are proud to introduce to the world the exciting cultural village of Katara where remarkable cultural attractions and cutting edge art and music will revolutionize your perspective on a country that has the potential to astonish the world. As guardian of our heritage, Katara will establish itself as a cultural hub and a fertile ground for different cultures to meet and blossom.
Katara Cultural Village is home for the Doha Film Institute and the central hub for the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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Maisha Film Labs maishafilmlab.com
Award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair has created MAISHA, an organisation that provides new screenwriters and film directors from East Africa and South Asia with access to the professional training and production resources necessary to articulate their visions. And this year, the Doha Film Institute has partnered with MAISHA to offer several spots to young filmmakers from Qatar to travel to Africa to take part in the filmmaking labs! Maisha will also be showcased at DTFF 2010 with screening events, Q+A sessions with participants and a MAISHA (Audience Favorite) Award.
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Tribeca Enterprises tribecafilm.com
As the Doha Film Institute’s annual celebration of all things film, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) is a community minded five day event that showcases the best of Arab and international films. The Festival also reflects DFI´s film financing and year-round educational arms with industry programs and filmmaker events designed to fulfill DFI´s mission of empowering storytellers and building a long term film industry in Qatar. Launched in 2009, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival reflects a successful cultural partnership between DFI and Tribeca Enterprises. Based on a mutual mission to promote the influence of cinema, the importance of community culture and the need for arts education, the Festival provides an annual platform that celebrates the wonders of film appreciation and entertainment from every corner of the globe.
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World Cinema Foundation worldcinemafoundation.net
Founded by legendary director Martin Scorsese, the World Cinema Foundation (WCF) is dedicated to preserving and restoring neglected, important films from around the world so they can continue to be seen and shared.
Doha’s partnership with the WCF, now in its fourth year, continues to offer the opportunity to access a library and educational archive of special films to be shown in screenings across Doha. With the support of the WCF, DFI runs year-round educational screenings, and acts as a resource for film educators to bring restored classics to Doha.