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Market In Focus: Qatari Filmmakers Line-Up Features As Doha Film Institute Marks 15th Anniversary — Qumra
Market In Focus: Qatari Filmmakers Line-Up Features As Doha Film Institute Marks 15th Anniversary - Qumra
The line-up also includes two feature projects by long-time Qatari residents with strong DFI connections: Love 45 by Syrian-French director Anas Khalaf, who has lived in Doha since 2012, after fleeing Damascus due to the political situation, and Cotton Queen by Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani. In other formats, Doha-based Palestinian filmmaker and screenwriter Dana J. Atrach will present drama series Task Force: Apocalypse!, revolving around the imaginary Imperial Government of Bakalawi’s flawed attempt to encourage “eco- friendly” practices in the face of a looming fresh water shortage. Mohammed Al Ibrahim, who is also Senior Content Developer at Katara Studios, and in-house film editor Maryam Al-Sahli reveal that they also cut their filmmaking teeth at the DFI, followed by a stint atAl Jazeera Children (since rebranded as Jeem TV).
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