When the pandemic nearly shut down the global film industry, emerging filmmakers in Qatar and the region received a rare opportunity to continue to move…
It was a masterclass with a difference: Academy Award-nominated and internationally acclaimed cinematographer and Qumra Master Phedon Papamichael took…
Sound could not have become more evocative a topic of discussion than in the Qumra Masterclass by Mark Mangini, Academy-award winner and five-time nominated…
Qumra Master Claire Denis, regarded as one of the world’s most distinctive auteurs, had one overarching piece of advice for emerging filmmakers, drawing…
It was a new experience for all: Making films despite lockdowns and pandemic protocols. What we learned was that what mattered was the will to learn…
Qumra, the Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) annual talent incubator for Arab cinema, took its largest virtual edition live today with more than 150 industry…
Qumra, the Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) annual talent incubator for Arab cinema will welcome over 150 international industry experts from 41 countries…
Legendary French photographer Brigitte Lacombe and groundbreaking Middle Eastern singer Yasmine Hamadan will headline Qumra Talks for the 2021 online edition…
Legendary French auteur Claire Denis, BAFTA and Academy Award® nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, internationally celebrated director and Cannes…
An impressive slate of 39 projects by first-and-second-time filmmakers from around the world and established names from the Arab world was announced…
Following an overwhelmingly positive public response, the Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) first-ever Drive-In Cinema experience in Lusail, presented in…
The first-ever hybrid edition of the 8th Ajyal Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) under the theme ‘The Show Goes On’, delivered…
The Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) 8th Ajyal Film Festival hosted the director of Their Algeria, Lina Soualem, in a virtual press briefing to discuss her…
The first-ever hybrid edition of the 8th Ajyal Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) held from November 18 – 23, announced the winners…
In an exclusive press briefing for the first-ever hybrid edition of the 8th Ajyal Film Festival, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Festival Director and Chief…