Dear Qatar...
Jul 23, 2012
Our young jurors from Qatar, currently soaking up the Giffoni Film Festival, wrote to us from Italy.
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DFI Film Review: Tokyo Story
Jul 22, 2012
Considered a cinematic masterpiece, late director Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story” is a deeply affecting tale of an ageing couple’s visit to see their four…
Fourth edition of DTFF to run for 8 days
Jul 22, 2012
The 2012 edition of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) will expand to eight days and include new screening venues to provide audiences with a…
Ramadan Kareem!
Jul 22, 2012
While television channels are bursting with Ramadan soap operas and advertising, films which capture the holy month’s spirituality are not as easy to find.
“The 99” to screen in the MENA region over Ramadan
Jul 19, 2012
Doha Film Institute has just learnt that “The 99” will launch on air via MBC3 and online via Yahoo! Maktoob throughout the Middle East and North Africa region.
From London: The Dark Knight Rises
Jul 19, 2012
One of the most enduring scenes of 2008’s “The Dark Knight” sees Batman’s arch nemesis, The Joker, terrorising Gotham by blowing-up a hospital.
Sticking to the Script!
Jul 18, 2012
From 5 – 8 July a group of Qatar’s aspiring screen-writers, armed with draft versions of their scripts, attended the ‘Hezayah Workshop’.
People in Film: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Jul 17, 2012
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s “Saving Face” won this year’s Academy Award for best Documentary…
Students from Qatar arrive at Giffoni!
Jul 16, 2012
Three young students from Qatar have arrived in Southern Italy and joined over 3,000 jurors to attend the 42nd Giffoni International Film Festival…
Ten ‘Summer’ Films to Escape the Heat
Jul 16, 2012
The temperature in Doha keeps flirting with the feared 50-degree Celsius mark according to the Qatar Meteorology Department, and generally everyone who…
DFI Film Review: The Dove’s Lost Necklace
Jul 15, 2012
‘The Dove’s Lost Necklace’ film review written by Reem Saleh.
Now Playing in Doha! : Red Lights
Jul 13, 2012
‘Red Lights’ plays in theatre’s in Doha this week!
Not Playing in Doha! : The Dark Knight Rises
Jul 12, 2012
Thousands of Batman fans despaired when they heard “The Dark Knight Rises” would not be showing in the Middle East until 16 August, 30 days after the…
Arab Mythology in Hollywood
Jul 12, 2012
From Aladdin and Sinbad the sailor to Scheherazade and the famous Ali Baba, there’s no doubt that ‘The Arabian Nights’ tales inspired Hollywood and western
People in Film: Naif Al-Mutawa
Jul 10, 2012
Naif Al-Mutawa is the Kuwaiti creator of ‘The 99’ comics, television shows and movie.