At the fourth edition of Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Northwestern University in Qatar and Doha Film Institute will partner to help bring together local film and media. This collaboration by the two organisations will offer a variety of activities to support local media producers, advance media literacy, and promote Qatars emerging film and media industry. […]
At the fourth edition of Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Northwestern University in Qatar and Doha Film Institute will partner to help bring together local film and media.
This collaboration by the two organisations will offer a variety of activities to support local media producers, advance media literacy, and promote Qatars emerging film and media industry. This will include a co-hosted opening night for the Made in Qatar series on November 18.
As announced by DTFF organisers recently this years edition of the festival will showcase the largest number of Made in Qatar films yet, including 15 world premieres.
Speaking about the partnership, NU-Q Dean and CEO Everette Dennis said:
Doha Film Institute and Northwestern University in Qatar both want to understand, develop, and support the growing creative and media industries in Qatar. We hope this engagement with the Doha Tribeca Film Festival will build on the past and current collaborations between individuals in the NU-Q and DFI communities, and that it will inaugurate a larger, long-term partnership between the two organisations.
We are enthusiastic about the growing number of films featuring in Made in Qatar and hope by this joint spotlight on talent, youngsters in Qatar will be encouraged to get involved in media which in turn will inspire a to lead a prosperous creative industry in Qatar.
At DTFF Family Days on 23 and 24 November, NU-Q and DFI will extend their support of media literacy to the wider community. During this period, young people and their parents will have the opportunity to try presenting news from the festival in a simulated television studio on Katara’s Corniche. Here, members of the community will be given a hands-on chance to learn what goes on behind the scenes in a live newscast by the NU-Q faculty and staff.
Abdulaziz Al-Khater, newly-appointed CEO of DFI, added: Media and creative industries are one of the fastest growing sectors globally, and in the Middle East alone are growing at an annual rate of 5%. DFI is committed to supporting the growth of these industries in line with Qatars national vision of developing a strong knowledge backed country. We are proud to be partnering with NU-Q to provide young talent in Qatar with the opportunity to shine in these rapidly evolving industries and support the development of a robust local filmmaking community.
