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Doha Film Institute Chief Reveals Plans to Launch New Film Festival in Qatar, Details to Be Unveiled in Cannes
Yara Sameh Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Al Remaihi has confirmed plans for a new film festival to be launched in the Qatari capital in November, details of which will be unveiled in Cannes. News that the DFI was planning a new film event surfaced last November during its Ajyal Film Festival dedicated to youth and family-friendly cinema. Al Remaihi mentioned it during Ajyal's opening ceremony, but she has never spoken about it since then. The new DFI event will take place during Ajyal's customary November slot and will be an evolution of Ajyal. November is a busy time on the Arab film festival circuit between Egypt's El Gouna in October, Marrakech in late November, and Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival in December. 'We are very excited about the upcoming edition,' Al Remaihi said. 'We will have new programming elements in the festival, both for the industry and the filmmakers, and also for the broader audience,' she added before underlining that further details will be unveiled on the Croisette. Ajyal, which has become a year-round program, will be partly incorporated into the new event. As for what prompted this move, Al Remaihi noted that the DFI is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and the new film festival is an organic part of the evolution of the organization which runs an important film grants and workshop program that regularly spawns films selected by major festivals and has become a top MENA region film industry driver. Al Remaihi spoke during the DFI's ongoing Qumra event, an incubator and co-production market that helps foster first and second works, mostly by Arab directors, now at its 11th edition, where this year's mentors include Johnnie To, Walter Salles, and Darius Khondji. Qumra was conceived by the DFI following the failure of the Tribeca Doha Film Festival, which ran from 2009 until 2012. The new festival will see the DFI 'evolving into something that's more needed for the industry, especially here in Doha, but also for the wider industry in the MENA region. So we are really excited about this,' she said. 'We are really happy to unveil it because I know that a lot of people are asking questions.' Two questions about the upcoming new DFI festival that have been swirling among attendees during Qumra are whether it will have an industry component and whether Qumra will be incorporated into the new fest. 'We don't have any plans to change anything in Qumra,' she said. 'We think it's important for it to remain the way it is,' she added, further noting that 'everything we do is part of an eco-system and is connected to the DFI,' Al Remaihi pointed out. At the same time, it appears clear that the new DFI event will indeed have a still-unspecified industry aspect. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
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Doha Film Institute CEO Addresses Attack On Palestinian ‘No Other Land' Director: 'Even An Oscar Does Not Offer Safety From Violent Oppression'
The ratcheting up of the Israel-Gaza conflict and recent attacks on pro-Palestinians activists loomed large at the opening of the Doha Film Institute's annual talent and project meeting on Friday. Some 300 attendees gathered for the welcoming meet and greet at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art, followed by a masterclass by Brazilian director Walter Salles, fresh from his Best International Feature Film win for I'm Still Here. More from Deadline Market In Focus: Qatari Filmmakers Line-Up Features As Doha Film Institute Marks 15th Anniversary - Qumra Market In Focus: Walter Salles To Open Qatar's Qumra Meeting Offering Safe Harbor To Marginalized Voices In Politically-Charged Times Doha Film Institute Unveils 49 Projects Selected For 2025 Qumra Event With Oscar Winner Walter Salles As Mentor In a strongly worded opening speech, DFI CEO Fatma Al Remaihi voiced her concerns over 'attempts to erase voices in the region' and raised the case of the recent attack on Oscar-winning Palestinian No Other Land director Hamdam Ballal. Referring to the fact the DFI is marking its 15th anniversary, Al Remaihi said the institute's founding mission to nurture untold stories from the region was more relevant than ever. 'Today, as we celebrate this milestone, we find ourselves at a complex crossroads where the world is witnessing continuing genocides,' she said. 'The promise of peace and ceasefire are merely cover stories for the continued dehumanisation and attempts to erase voices in the region.' Israel resumed its ground operation in Gaza on March 19 after negotiations to extend a fragile ceasefire involving an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners failed. More than 1,000 people have been killed and 280,000 displaced since the resumption of the offensive, which has left more than 50,000 people dead in Gaza to date. The military campaign was sparked by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 people and resulted in the taking of 251 hostages. 'In a world where many prominent cultural events and institutions have chosen silence over solidarity and protesting voices face marginalization, we must stand firm in our duty as storytellers and ambassadors for humanity, it's as simple as that,' said Al Remaihi. Al Remaihi was speaking one week after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued an apology for failing to mention Ballal's name in a statement it put out after he was attacked by settlers in his West Bank village and then detained by the Israeli army. The Oscar win for the documentary – following the struggle of people living in the West Bank Palestinian villages of Masafer Yatta in the face of attempts by Israel to erase their homes and history from the map – has sparked an uptick in settler violence against the communities captured in the film in recent weeks. 'The recent attack on Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal proves that even winning the most prestigious award-an Oscar- does not offer any safety from violent oppression,' said Al Remaihi. 'Now, more than ever, spaces like Qumra must exist—not just as a forum for artistic growth, but as a platform for voices that refuse to be silenced. It may sound cliché but cinema is more than just art—it is the last remaining tool we have for positive change and resilience,' she concluded. Running from April 4 to 9 in Doha, the 11th edition of Qumra will host the directors and producers of 49 works supported by the DFI's grantee program in various stages of development and production. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
