Ajyal Film Festival 2019

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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

  • The Storyteller

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    In a beautiful palace, the son of the king spends his days reading books. When he comes of age…

    Ghada Terawi / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • Strings

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Most of his classmates think the new kid at school is kind of weird – he’s in a wheelchair and…

    Pedro Solís García / Spain / Short Narrative

  • The Sunshine Egg

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    When one hen defies the neverending daily routine of the battery farm, she discovers the joy fr…

    Michael Haas / Germany / Short Narrative

  • SuperBot - A Magnifying Mess

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    When a robot gets out his trusty magnifying glass to get a better look at a tiny creature, he f…

    Pablo Alberto Díaz, Gervasio Rodríguez Traverso / Argentina / Short Narrative

  • The Surprise Party

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Brilliantly executed old-school claymation tells the story of little Timmy’s special day and th…

    Omnia Abdel Rahman, Shooq Al-Muamen, Baraa AbdelSatar, Mena AbdelSatar, Menatallah Nayel, Hossam Nayel, Maha Al Tamimi, Alya Al Tamimi, Deema Al Hail, Suad Aqel, Joud Aqel / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • The Switchman

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Each time a train arrives at a remote station, the switchman catches a glimpse of his beloved –…

    Mehdi Khorramain / Iran / Short Narrative

  • Taking the Plunge

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    A boyfriend is forced to take a different kind of plunge when, during a marriage proposal, he d…

    Elizabeth Ku-Herrero, Marie Raoult, Nicholas Manfredi, Thaddaeus Andreades / United States of America / Short Narrative

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