Doha Film Festival Selects 13 Titles for International Feature Competition
The Qatar-based festival will take place from November 20-28.
By Tim Dams
The Doha Film Festival has unveiled the full line-up of 13 titles for its international feature film competition at its inaugural edition.
- Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s Once Upon A Time In Gaza, which world premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, winning the best directing prize.
- Documentary With Hasan In Gaza by Kamal Aljafari, which world premiered in main competition at the Locarno Film Festival.
- Hasan Hadi’s Iraq-set The President’s Cake, which world premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight, winning the Camera d’Or prize.
The selected films span five continents and explore contemporary themes from ecological crisis to war displacement. Ten of the titles are co-productions involving Qatar.
Author's summary: Doha Film Festival announces 13 titles for competition.