Now Playing in Doha! : The Dark Knight Rises
Aug 16, 2012
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ hits the screens in Doha this week!!
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Garangao competition winners score festival passes
Aug 15, 2012
Three of Doha’s budding photographers have won our Garangao photo competition.
People in Film: Abdullah Hassan Ahmed
Aug 14, 2012
Emirati filmmaker Abdullah Hassan Ahmed has directed several short films and worked as an actor and cinematographer.
DFI Film Review: Special Forces
Aug 13, 2012
‘Special Forces’ film review written by Anealla Safdar.
The Bat-cation
Aug 12, 2012
In just over a week, “The Dark Knight Rises” will be playing in the region – some 30 days after its almost-international release.
'Films Tawash' Workshop
Aug 09, 2012
Doha Film Institute (DFI) invites aspiring filmmakers to apply to ‘Films Tawash’, a four-day workshop on how to produce a short film.
The Lady vs The Iron Lady
Aug 09, 2012
“The Lady”, Luc Besson’s 2011 biopic of Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi, closed last year’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
People in Film: Mohammed Saeed Harib
Aug 07, 2012
Emirati animator Mohammed Saeed Harib is the creator of the acclaimed cartoon series Freej.
“Incendies” enjoys another run in Ramadan
Aug 06, 2012
In the month of Ramadan, there are no new films showing in the region. Though that means the Middle East will not get to see blockbusters like…
Two Arab Films to Compete at Venice Film Festival
Aug 06, 2012
On 11 June, films by Lebanese Niam Itani and Ramy el Gabry from Egypt were short-listed into a group of 50 from 15,000 submissions in the ‘Your Film Festival’.
Best/Worst Ramadan TV Series
Aug 03, 2012
The holy month of Ramadan means more Mosalasalat, or TV series, as we previously reported in a post dedicated to this phenomenon. More than 40 shows with…
DFI Film Review: Koran By Heart
Aug 01, 2012
In Ramadan in 2009, former war correspondent and documentary filmmaker Greg Barker travelled to Cairo to capture Cairo’s International Holy Koran Competition.
Sportsmen turned Actors
Jul 27, 2012
As the Olympics kicks off today, we take a look at some of the sportsmen who became actors. While compiling the list, it transpired that wrestlers are…
Made In Qatar
Jul 26, 2012
There are just a few days until submissions to the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) will close, and we’d like to remind you about “Made in Qatar”, one of…
Ramadan and TV Series
Jul 25, 2012
The holy month of Ramadan encourages a social phenomenon that seems to increase over the years: Al Mosalsalat or TV series.