Ajyal Film Festival 2024

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All Sections Ajyal Competition Ajyal Competition, Made in Qatar Ajyal Competition, Special Screening Arab Feature Competition Arab Feature Film Competition Arab Film Competition Arab Short Film Competition Award Winners Showcase Bader - ages 18+ Bariq - ages 4+ Closing Night Closing Night Gala Contemporary World Cinema DFI Cinema Under the Stars Hilal - ages 13+ Made in Kuwait Made in Qatar Mohaq - ages 8+ Opening Night Opening Night Gala Special Event Special Screening Tribute to Algerian Cinema World Panorama

  • Negative Space

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    Even though Sam’s father is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by…

    Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata / France / Short Narrative

  • Of Gods and Men

    World Panorama - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010

    Director Xavier Beauvois uses the 1996 mystery of the Tibhirine monastery murders as a basis fo…

    Xavier Beauvois / France / Feature Narrative

  • The Ostrich Politic

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    In this poetic tale about behavioural misconceptions and the dangers of narrow-mindedness, we j…

    Mohamad Houhou / France / Short Narrative

  • The Penguin

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Based on a lovely children’s song, ‘The Penguin’ tells the tale of a penguin who doesn’t like t…

    Pascale Hecquet / France / Short Narrative

  • Roommates

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    A guitar-playing hare and an electro-disco-loving grizzly bear share a house, with hilariously…

    Sandrine Minatchi, Maureen Rigaud, Fabien Leclerc / France / Short Narrative

  • The Runaway

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Sabrina, a troubled teenager, has a court date today, and her lawyer and her probation officer…

    Jean-Bernard Marlin / France / Short Narrative

  • Sahara

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    A long figure rides an oryx across the Sahara on a mission to bring peace to her war-torn land.

    Jérémie Faé, Arthur Morin, Georgia Noël Wolinski, Laure Petrini, Caroline Tarrago / France / Short Narrative

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