Doha: Made in Qatar opened with a red carpet, as part of the Doha Film Institutes (DFI) 8th Ajyal Film Festival at Lusails first-ever Drive-In Cinema last night.
Shining a light on emerging Qatari directors and Qatar-based filmmakers, the programme returns with 16 inspiring short form narratives and documentaries to delight audiences of all ages and capture the diverse stories of our community. DFI is proud to have supported 12 participating shorts, including Stranger, Under the Lemon Tree, Ander, and Al Tabbab, which will vie for the Made in Qatar Awards, chosen by a jury that includes filmmaker Kamal Aljafari, composer Dana Al Fardan, and producer Marie Balducchi.
Last nights screening featured eight films from Made in Qatar Programme 1 by: Abdulla Mohammed Al-Janahi (Hope), Meriem Mesraoua (Under Her Skin), Hassan Al-Jahni (Emsahar), Yasser Mustafa and Christophe Buffet (Stranger), Suzannah Mirghani(Al-Sit), Obada Yousef Jarbi (Woman of Steel), Abdulaziz Yousif and Latifa Al-Darwish (Ya Hoota), and Khalifa Al Mana (Al Tabbab).
Made in Qatar Programme 2 will premiere at Lusail's Drive-In Cinema at 6.30pm on Nov 21. It includes eight inspiring shorts by: Alessandra El Chanti (Watar El Ghurbeh), Ibrahim Albuainain (Smile You Deserve It), Hissa G Al-Mannai (Beyond Broken Walls), Alina Mustafina (Ander), Muhammed Noufal (Shringar), Maysaa Almumin (Jai Le Cafard), Mariam Al-Dhubhan (No Words), and Noor Al-Asswad (Under the Lemon Tree).
