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Variety

With nearly 60% of the 340 million people in the Arab region under the age of 25, it should come as no surprise that aspirations to work in the film industry are at an all-time high in the Middle East. To meet that demand and boost the filmmaking community, organizations unaffiliated with academic film schools are ramping up their education and training efforts. In Qatar, umbrella organization the Doha Film Institute launched this year in an effort to bring all of Qatar’s film initiatives under one banner, including the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. According to executive director Amanda Palmer, educating local filmmakers throughout the year is one of its key remits.

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