The Doha Film Institute is an independent cultural organisation established to incorporate Qatar’s

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 film initiatives under one banner. DFI was founded in 2010 by H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is the 14th child of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the current Emir of Qatar, and the eldest daughter of the Emir with his second wife, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned....

. Amanda Palmer (journalist)

Amanda Palmer (journalist)

Amanda Palmer is the Executive Director for the Doha Film Institute, , an independent cultural organisation founded by H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani which promotes year-round film education, film financing, production, and building a sustainable film industry in...

 is the Executive Director of DFI.

DFI conducts a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting and supporting Arab

Arab world

The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...

 filmmaking, and building a long-term sustainable film industry

Film industry

The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...

 in Qatar. These include funding for MENA

MENA

The term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing.The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries...

 and international films, production, year-round educational programs, film screenings, as well as the annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF).

The Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Doha Tribeca Film Festival

The Doha Tribeca Film Festival is an annual five-day film festival founded in 2009 to promote Arab and international film, and to develop a sustainable film industry in Qatar. The Festival is one of Qatar's largest entertainment events attracting over 50,000 guests in 2010.DTFF is the annual film...

 (DTFF) is the Doha Film Institute’s annual film festival. The festival is one of Qatar's largest entertainment events attracting over 50,000 guests in 2010. DTFF was launched in 2009 through a cultural partnership between DFI and Tribeca Enterprises

Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...

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The 3rd annual DTFF is scheduled to take place from October 25 – 29 2011 at Katara Cultural Village, Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

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External links

• Doha Film Institute
• http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/doha-tribeca-film-festival-black-gold.html