Qumra opens in Doha with bespoke mentorship labs and meetings to nurture regional film talent
Mar 06, 2015
The inaugural edition of Qumra, a new event by the Doha Film Institute, opened on Friday (March 6, 2015), with more than 100 leading…
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Inaugural edition of Doha Film Institute’s Qumra gains extensive support from the Qatari business and cultural community
Mar 05, 2015
The inaugural edition of Qumra, a new event by the Doha Film Institute dedicated to the development of emerging filmmakers from Qatar and around the world…
Leading regional and international film industry professionals set to arrive in Doha for inaugural edition of Qumra
Mar 02, 2015
The Doha Film Institute will welcome more than one hundred leading film industry professionals to Qatar later this week for the first edition of Qumra…
Modern Masters and New Voices in Cinema to be showcased in Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Screenings Programme
Feb 22, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced the public screening programme for the inaugural edition of Qumra which includes Abderrahmane Sissako’s…
Doha Film Institute presents showcase of films by Contemporary Master: Elia Suleiman
Feb 12, 2015
The Doha Film Institute will present a showcase of three films by internationally renowned filmmaker Elia Suleiman on February 20 and 21 at the Museum…
Doha Film Institute announces projects to participate in inaugural edition of Qumra and actor, director/producer Gael Garcia Bernal comes on board as fifth Qumra Master
Feb 09, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced the thirty-one projects selected to take part in the inaugural edition of Qumra, taking place in Doha, Qatar on…
Doha Film Institute Announces Fall Grant Recipients: 21 projects from 24 countries to receive funding
Feb 04, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced recipients of the Fall 2014 session of its grants programme, ahead of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival…
Doha Film Institute’s Pop-Up Cinema screens “Rocky” for National Sports Day
Feb 02, 2015
To celebrate National Sports Day on Tuesday, February 10th, Katara Cultural Village and Doha Film Institute will present a free screening of the classic….
Doha Film Institute celebrates world cinema with ‘Awards Season Showcase’ on Feb. 27 & 28
Feb 01, 2015
Closely following the 2015 Academy Awards, the Doha Film Institute will celebrate the best in world cinema with a special‘Awards Season Showcase’ on…
Doha Film Institute to screen Yemen’s first feature film ‘A New Day in Old Sana’a’ on Jan. 29 & 30
Jan 18, 2015
The Doha Film Institute will bring an achingly romantic tale set amidst the old world charm of the Yemen’s capital city Sana’a with the screening of director…
Doha Film Institute’s Pop-Up Cinema continues at MIA Park this weekend with ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Jan 11, 2015
The Doha Film Institute continues its family-oriented free outdoor pop-up cinema screenings this weekend with a screening of fantasy adventure film…
Doha Film Institute appoints Fatma Al Remaihi as Chief Executive Officer
Dec 15, 2014
The Board of the Doha Film Institute has announced the appointment of Fatma Al Remaihi as its Chief Executive Officer. Al Remaihi will also serve as the…
Doha Film Institute Announces Plans for Inaugural Edition of Qumra
Dec 07, 2014
The primary motive of the international gathering of creative film professionals is to contribute to the development of emerging filmmakers both from Qatar…
‘Talk to people, follow your passion and never give up,’ Roger Allers tells young animators
Dec 07, 2014
The ‘In Conversation’ session of Roger Allers, the writer-director of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, the Closing Night gala at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival…
2nd Ajyal Youth Film Festival concludes with young jurors selecting winners at ‘Doha Film Experience’
Dec 07, 2014
The second Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, concluded with the red carpet gala screening of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet…