DOHA: Olivier Ringer’s award-winning film Les Oiseaux de Passage (Birds of Passage) will be screened tomorrow at 4pm at Qatar National Theatre in celebration of International Month of the Francophonie.
The free screening is organised by Doha Film Institute (DFI) in association with the French embassy to highlight contemporary films from French-speaking countries.
The screening is part of the DFI Cinema series that provides audiences with an opportunity to access a wider range of films that push the boundaries of narrative and style.
The feature by brothers Yves and Olivier Ringer has received global acclaim for its content and style and is a revered family film about the desire to be normal, the need to be independent and the importance of family, friendship and responsibility.
The winner of the Best Film at Montreal International Children’s Film Festival and European Children’s Film Association Award, Les Oiseaux de Passage is directed by French screenwriter, director and producer Olivier Ringer.
This third feature by the filmmaker duo for younger audiences is a realistic children’s film that narrates the story of a young girl Cathy and her friend Margaux who embark on an adventurous journey to save a little duckling.
Olivier Ringer began his career directing short films and music videos and made his feature film debut in 2006 with Pom, le poulain.
His second feature film A Pas de Loup was selected in competition Generation Kplus at the 2011 Berlinale and has screened at 60 international film festivals. Free seating available on a first come first served basis. For details, visit: www.dohafilminstitute.com
The Francophone Days are another opportunity to celebrate French-speaking cinema, whose quality is appreciated all over the world. On the menu this year is nothing less than the last movie by RoschdyZem Chocolat, which will be screened for the first time in Qatar and Abderrahman Sissako’s Timbuktu which won seven Césars last year.
The opening movie Chocolat will be screened today at 7.30pm at the Katara Drama Theatre.
The movie tells the incredible destiny of Chocolat the clown (interpreted by Omar Sy), the first black stage performer in France, in Belle Epoque Paris.
Tomorrow, Timbuktu, a powerful denunciation of the Islamist regime of terror in Mali, will be screened at 7.30pm. Access is free for all events.
The complete program can be viewed on French Institute website: www.institutfrancais-qatar.comThe Peninsula
