Celebrating 80's Cinema
Feb 18, 2013
I recently read that the 1980’s were pretty much a write-off for films, a claim with which I have to completely disagree…
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From Berlin: Blog #4
Feb 17, 2013
I spent so long searching for Ossama Mohammed at the Berlin Film Festival that at times it seemed like I’d found myself living out Zero Dark Thirty by way of…
Berlin Talent Campus
Feb 16, 2013
The Berlinale Talent Campus gathers together 300 emerging filmmakers from around the world during the Berlin Film Festival…
Now Playing in Doha! : A Good Day to Die Hard
Feb 14, 2013
‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ hits the screens in Doha this week!
From Berlin: Blog #3
Feb 13, 2013
“I was inspired to explore the idea of the house by Anthony Shadid, who wrote that in the Arabic culture…”
Akkas: Cinematography Workshop Blog
Feb 13, 2013
2013 is the year that Doha Film Institute takes its education and training initiatives to the next level, with a packed schedule of workshops, labs and film…
From Berlin: Blog #2
Feb 11, 2013
“Coming Forth by Day is a very personal film based on a true story,” says Egyptian director Hala Lotfy.
From Berlin: Blog #1
Feb 10, 2013
‘Why am I an Arab?’ It’s the question that’s at the heart of 44-year-old Tunis born writer–director Mehdi Ben Attia’s…
Now Playing in Doha! : Warm Bodies
Feb 07, 2013
‘Warm Bodies’ is playing in theatres across Doha!
Love in Middle Eastern Cinema
Feb 06, 2013
The boundaries of love are limitless as people have become enamored with themselves, inanimate…
People in Film: Scott McGehee and David Siegel
Feb 05, 2013
Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel have been collaborating on unique films for over two decades…
DFI Film Review: Breathless
Feb 04, 2013
The tones of cool jazz spill out of the film as a Parisian gangster lights the first of many cigarettes and…
Unconventional Love Stories
Feb 03, 2013
When most people think about love, they envision the classic narrative that is often portrayed as girl meets boy, they fall in love and somehow live happily…
Now Playing in Doha! : Zero Dark Thirty
Jan 31, 2013
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is showing in Doha theaters this week!
People in Film: Mohammed Saeed Harib
Jan 30, 2013
The unique style and cultural significance of animator, artist, photographer and jack-of-all-trades, Mohammed Saeed Harib, is known throughout…