Special session of NU-Q Qatar Media Industries Forum at Qumra
Mar 11, 2015
Creating content for the Arab world might not have a one-size-fits-all formula, but industry experts at a special session of the Northwestern University in…
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Gael García Bernal discussed his life as an actor, working with directors and his international film career in 3rd Qumra Master Class
Mar 10, 2015
Mexican actor/director/producer Gael García Bernal surprised audiences at the third Qumra Master Class on Monday saying he really didn’t want to become…
Qumra sets a new model for developing emerging film talent, say industry experts
Mar 10, 2015
Industry experts and emerging filmmakers highlight Qumra, the new event by the Doha Film Institute, as setting a ground-breaking model for promoting the new…
Elia Suleiman discusses his personal journey to becoming a filmmaker – his early life in Palestine, the filmmakers who influenced him and how he learnt to make films
Mar 09, 2015
Palestinian filmmaker and Doha Film Institute Artistic Advisor Elia Suleiman shared his own journey to becoming a filmmaker at Qumra in a candid and…
Overcome clichés to craft a great short film and know your audience, industry experts tell emerging filmmakers at Qumra
Mar 08, 2015
Emerging filmmakers in Qatar and the wider Middle East and North Africa region were offered invaluable opportunities to network with leading film industry…
Qumra to mark much-awaited screening of Academy Award-nominated Timbuktu on Monday
Mar 08, 2015
one of the most awaited films in the Modern Masters section at Qumra, the new event by the Doha Film Festival, will be a highlight of Monday (March 9, 2015)…
Qumra screens compelling reality drama ‘No’ and poetic ‘My Love Awaits Me by the Sea’ on Sunday
Mar 07, 2015
On Sunday (March 8, 2015), Qumra, a new event by the Doha Film Institute, will host public screenings of two films in the Modern Masters and New Voices in…
Danis Tanović discusses the importance of story, the human cost of war and the influence of family in first of the Qumra Masterclasses
Mar 07, 2015
At the first master class of the inaugural edition of Qumra, Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović talked candidly about his life as a filmmaker, his influences…
Qumra opens in Doha with bespoke mentorship labs and meetings to nurture regional film talent
Mar 06, 2015
The inaugural edition of Qumra, a new event by the Doha Film Institute, opened on Friday (March 6, 2015), with more than 100 leading…
Inaugural edition of Doha Film Institute’s Qumra gains extensive support from the Qatari business and cultural community
Mar 05, 2015
The inaugural edition of Qumra, a new event by the Doha Film Institute dedicated to the development of emerging filmmakers from Qatar and around the world…
Leading regional and international film industry professionals set to arrive in Doha for inaugural edition of Qumra
Mar 02, 2015
The Doha Film Institute will welcome more than one hundred leading film industry professionals to Qatar later this week for the first edition of Qumra…
Modern Masters and New Voices in Cinema to be showcased in Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Screenings Programme
Feb 22, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced the public screening programme for the inaugural edition of Qumra which includes Abderrahmane Sissako’s…
Doha Film Institute presents showcase of films by Contemporary Master: Elia Suleiman
Feb 12, 2015
The Doha Film Institute will present a showcase of three films by internationally renowned filmmaker Elia Suleiman on February 20 and 21 at the Museum…
Doha Film Institute announces projects to participate in inaugural edition of Qumra and actor, director/producer Gael Garcia Bernal comes on board as fifth Qumra Master
Feb 09, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced the thirty-one projects selected to take part in the inaugural edition of Qumra, taking place in Doha, Qatar on…
Doha Film Institute Announces Fall Grant Recipients: 21 projects from 24 countries to receive funding
Feb 04, 2015
The Doha Film Institute today announced recipients of the Fall 2014 session of its grants programme, ahead of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival…