The Doha Film Institute Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and the Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani attended Ajyal Film Festival’s Made in Qatar presented by Ooredoo opening red carpet event at Katara Cultural Village on Tuesday night, alongside 23 aspiring filmmakers in competition this year.
Made in Qatar presented by Ooredoo serves as a platform for home-grown talents to showcase their work on a global stage.
Some of the chosen shorts were shot internationally, attesting to the potential role Qatar can play in shaping the global narrative and giving volume to important new voices.
The opening night screenings included: Ahmad al-Sharif’s End of the Road (2019), Tick Tock (2019) by Awad Karrar, The Artist: Yacoub Missi (2019) by Tony El Ghazal, In the Middle (2019) by Mariam al-Dubhani, Falling Leaves (2019) by Dimitri Yuri, Refuge (2019) by Maha Essid, F-57 (2018) by Abdulanaser Hassan al Yafei, Socotra – The Invisible Island (2019) by Ching Siew Hua, The Black Veil (2019) by A J al-Thani, and Fragile (2019) by Kholood al-Ali.
The Made in Qatar presented by Ooredoo jury comprises Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, British actor Kris Hitchen and Qatari architect and urbanist Fatma al-Sahlawi.
HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, DFI CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi and chief administrative officer Abdulla Jassim al-Mosallam on the red carpet.
