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DFI supporting the Palestinian pavilion in Cannes this year, with Fatma Hasan Alremaihi, center, Elia Suleiman, third from left and Hanaa Issa, third from right.

Doha Film Institute proves once again the cinematic force to be reckoned with in Cannes

E. Nina Rothe May 18, 2025

And with a new upcoming international film festival announced for November 2025, the Gulf cultural organization plans to prove to the world what many of us already knew.

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In Cinema, Interviews, Festival Tags Elia Suleiman, Doha Film Institute, DFI, Doha Film Festival, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Hanaa Issa, Qatar, Media City Qatar, Katara
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Qumra 2025 projects include an outlaw Bedouin bandit couple adventure and a Palestinian dystopian sci-fi thriller

E. Nina Rothe March 6, 2025

Also included in the extensive line up of projects participating in the upcoming industry incubator organized by the Doha Film Institute is the follow up by Algerian helmers Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad to their award winning epic ‘The Last Queen’, as well as Suzannah Mirghani’s highly anticipated feature debut ‘Cotton Queen’.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Qumra 2025, Doha Film Institute, DFI, Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, Suzannah Mirghani, Cotton Queen, Qatar, Sofia Djama, Quarter to Thursday, Larissa Sansour, Palestine, Algeria, In Memory of Times to Come, Tunisia, Erige Sehiri, Marie & Jolie, The Joyful 1926, Speak Image Speak, Pary El-Qalqili, 1972 Munich Olympics, Sari & Amira, A.J. Al-Thani, Wadi Sakheema, Flower of the Sand, Morocco, Jaouad Babili, Sudan, Atlas Workshops, The President's Cake, Iraq, Hasan Hadi, Saddam Hussein, Souraya Mon Amour, Nicolas Khoury, Souraya Baghdadi, Maroun Baghdadi, Lebanon, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, The Pearl, Noor Al-Nasr, In the Name of Safia, Safia Kessas, Love 45, Anas Khalaf, Sound of Silence, Joyce A. Nashawati, Syria, The Fin, South Korea, Syeyoung Park, The Reserve, Mexico, Pablo Pérez Lombardini, Roqia, Yanis Koussim, Sleepless City, Spain, Guillermo García López, Fatna a Woman Named Rachid, Hélène Harder, Mother of Silence, Zahraa Ghandour, Once Upon a Time in Shiraz, Iran, Hamed Zolfaghari, The Day of Wrath: Tales from Tripoli, Rania Rafei, Jodari Meno, Dr. Jamal Rashid Al-Khanji, Al-Michelin, Abdul-Rahman Sakr, Jordan, Dirty Hands, Georges Hazim and Maya Dagher, Task Force: Apocalypse!, Dana J. Atrach and Anne Sobel, El’Sardines, Zoulikha Tahar, Villa 187, Eiman Mirghani
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Fatma Hassan Alremaihi and Her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater surrounded by some of the Ajyal jurors

The Doha Ajyal Diaries: Opening night with a twist and the joy of unorthodox film choices

E. Nina Rothe November 20, 2024

A documentary about the students’ movement in Sudan opened this year’s DFI Ajyal film festival. And the unusual, yet super welcomed refreshing choices didn’t stop there.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, Ajyal Film Festival, Her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Sudan Remember Us, Misan Harrima, Misan harriman, Sudan, Qatar, Gaza, Ajyal Film Club, Cinema Alcazar, Mustafa the Poet, Moments that Matter, Hind Meddeb
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A still from ‘Aïcha’ by Mehdi Barsaoui, courtesy of The Party Film Sales

More to love from the Doha Film Institute at this year's Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe August 20, 2024

This year there are 12 Doha Film Institute supported films in the lineup on the Lido, plus the DFI is hosting a special afternoon and even a gala dinner celebrating their achievements in the world of cinema and art.

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In Art, Cinema, Fashion, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, Your ghosts are mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice International Film Festival, Aisha, Aisha Can’t Fly Away, DFI, Qumra, Media City Qatar, Majid Al-Remaihi, Shaima Al Tamimi, La Biennale di Venezia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Aïcha, Mehdi Barsaoui, Happy Holidays, Scandar Copti, Shadows, Rand Beiruty, Sudan Remember Us, Hind Meddeb, Orizzonti, Giornate degli Autori, Critics' Week, In This Darkness I See You, Nadim Tabet, My Father’s Scent, Mohamed Siam, Marie & Jolie, Erige Sehiri, The Station, Sara Ishaq, Theft of Fire, Amer Shomali
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A still from ‘Salted Skins’ by Nicolas Fattouh, courtesy of the DFI

The Cannes Diaries: Doha Dreaming with multiple DFI projects in the Cannes Official line up & Spring 2024 upcoming grants

E. Nina Rothe May 23, 2024

It’s all in a week’s work for the Doha Film Institute, the greatest cinematic organization in the MENA region.

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In Cinema, The Diaries, Festival Tags Doha Film Institute, Qatar, DFI, H.E. Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot, Rithy Panh, Cambodia, Qumra, Iréne Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Cannes Film Festival, Critics' Week, The Brink of Dreams, Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir, KEFF, Locust, Taiwan, Morocco, Across the Sea, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, Egypt, East of Noon, Hala Elkoussy, Mahdi Fleifel, To a Land Unknown, Erige Sehiri, Marie and Jolie, Joyce A. Nashawati, Sound of Silence, Venice Film Festival, Ameer Fakher Eldin, Yunan, Elia Suleiman, MENA region, Hanaa Issa, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Al-Dana, Nora Al-Subai, Running With Beasts, Leila Basma, Lebanon, Syria, The Settlement, Mohamed Rashad, Nomadish, Yassine Marco Marroccu, Agora, Ala Eddine Slim, Żejtune, Malta, Alex Camilleri, The Botanist, china, Jing Yi, Another Birth, Tajikistan, Isabelle Kalandar, Horizon, Colombia, César Augusto Acevedo, Tale of the Land, Indonesia, Loeloe Hendra, The Fin, South Korea, Syeyoung Park, Flying Elephants, Mona Khaouli, Munir Khauli, Just Like a Dream, Corine Shawi, Beirut, Road Trip, Linda Qibaa, Speak Image, Speak, Palestine, Pary El-Qalqili, Flower of the Sands, Jaouad Babili, Climbing the Mountains, Algeria, Sabrina Chebbi, She Was Not Alone, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Hussein Al-Asadi, Those Who Watch Over, Karima Saidi, Ground Zero, collective shorts project, Moondove, Karim Kassem, Cutting Through Rocks, Iran, Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni, Requiem for a Tribe, Marjan Khosravi, Badr on the Moon, Jordan, Aisha Al-Jaidah and Kholoud Al Ali, Film, TV Series, Web series, Last Words, Antoine Waked, Palmyra, Carol Mezher and Gabriela Flores, Rent-a-Mama, Dania Bdeir, New York, The Dry Kingdom, Dana J. Atrach, Echoes, Marie-Rose Osta, El'Sardines, Zoulikha Tahar, Before the Day Breaks, Amal Al-Muftah, If Only, Ali Al Anssari, Little Man, Hajri Gachouch, Salted Skins, Nicolas Fattouh, The Heaviness of Absence, Zizou, Jalal Maghout, Khaled Moeit, Maha Al-Thani, Eman, Please Pause, Lulwa Al-Thani, The Star, Ingrid El Zoghby, Another Day Shall Come, Aida Kaadan
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Fatma Hassan Alremaihi at Qumra 2024, courtesy of the DFI

The Qumra Diaries: I've landed in a place of inspiration

E. Nina Rothe March 1, 2024

It is always great to be in Doha for their annual industry meetings, yet this time it feels extra crucial and important — as cinema is what I turn to in order to heal and help understand the world around me.

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In The Diaries, Cinema Tags Toni Colette, Qumra, Doha Film Institute, Elia Suleiman, Museum of Islamic Art, Msheireb, Qatar, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Hanaa Issa, Oliver Jeffers, Begin Again, The Heart of It, Palestine, Israel
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Jim Sheridan, Leos Carax, Claire Denis and more at Qumra for this year's DFI industry meet up

E. Nina Rothe February 6, 2024

Plus Atom Egoyan fresh from the Berlinale and Academy Award nominated sound designer Martín Hernández, all to give Masterclasses while in Qatar.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Leos Carax, Elia Suleiman, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Doha Film Institute, DFI, Qumra, Qatar, Doha, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, Martin Hernandez, Jim Sheridan, Qumra Masters, True Detective Night Country, Amores Perros, Annette, Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant, Holy Motors, Cannes Film Festival, Joan Dupont, Stars at Noon, Beau Travail, Silver Bear Berlinale, Seven Veils, TIFF, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Palestine, David Merriman, Sophie, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, Academy Awards, BAFTA, Qumra Projects, Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
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A still from ‘Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story’, courtesy of the filmmaker

Doha Film Institute Awards announces new grant recipients -- 44 diverse projects from 32 countries

E. Nina Rothe January 22, 2024

The highly anticipated announcement confirms the DFI’s commitment as the region’s longest-serving film development initiative, as the Institute has supported more than 800 films from 74 countries to date.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Disco Africa, Doha Film Institute, Grant recipients, Qatar, film projects, Zaid Abu Hamdan, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Soufiane Adel, Hend Bakr, Rama Abdi, Dilpak Majeed, Miss R, Mr. S, Mr. Mr. T, Safia Kessas, Aurélia Makdessi, Oscar Niemeyer, Bassam Mortada, Hind Meddeb, Jamal Al Khanji and David Ochoais, Karim Sayad, Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji, Son of Babylon, Elene Mikaberidze, Ana Naomi De Sousa, Najiba Noori, Maxime Lindon, Min Min Hein, Hamida Issa, Ihab Jadallah, Salem Brahimi, Ahmad Saleh, Alaa Eddine Aljem, Feyrouz Serhal, Hasan Hadi, Rani Massalha, Mohammad Shaikhow, Sarra Abidi, Ali Al-Fatlawi, Bruno Anković, Mamadou Dia, Luck Razanajaona, KEFF, Min Bahadur Bham, Samia Dzaïr, Maryam Mir, Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah, Malek Hebiri, Nada Bedair, Ibrahim Albuainain, Majid Al-Remaihi, Fatima Ahmad Abuhaliqa, Rita Mahfouz, Wiame Haddad, And then they burn the sea, Locarno film Festival, Oscar-qualifying
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A still from ‘Mornings in Jenin’, a series project participating in this year’s Qumra event

A still from ‘Mornings in Jenin’, a series project participating in this year’s Qumra event

The Doha Film Institute's Qumra 2021 goes global with its virtual edition

E. Nina Rothe March 7, 2021

For film insiders the Qumra event — held once a year in Doha, Qatar and bringing together industry experts and filmmakers from all over the world — was always a highly anticipated time to put on our calendars. But in the age of pandemic, where we need all the inspiration we can get to simply continue onward, Qumra has become a lifeline.

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In Cinema, The Diaries, Fashion Tags Doha Film Institute, DFI, Qumra, Mornings in Jenin, Annemarie Jacir, Palestine, Doha, Qatar, Claire Denis, James Gray, Jessica Hausner, Mark Mangini, Phedon Papamichael, Brigitte Lacombe, Yasmine Hamdan, Festival de Cannes, Variety, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi
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Katara Opera House on the opening night of Ajyal Film Festival in Doha, Qatar

Katara Opera House on the opening night of Ajyal Film Festival in Doha, Qatar

Doha's Ajyal Film Festival Opening Night: We may be socially distanced but our cinematic hearts beat as one!

E. Nina Rothe November 19, 2020

This year, the Doha Film Institute has managed to put together a hybrid online and in person (for Qatari residents only) version of its annual Ajyal Film Festival dedicated to young audience and there was even a red carpet last night and an opening ceremony. I’m sharing the video of the latter below.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, DFI, Doha, Qatar, cinema, Arab cinema, Iranian cinema, Ajyal Film Festival, Katara Opera House, Covid-19, socially distanced, Majid Majidi, Sun Children, Oscar entry, Iran, Best International Feature Film, Young audiences, Woody Allen, Luchino Visconti, Disney animation, H.E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ajyal 2020, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, I Am Greta, Greta Thunberg, Yalda a Night for Forgiveness, Massoud Bakhshi, 200 Meters, Ameen Nayfeh, Palestine, Ali Suliman, Made in Qatar
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