(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Five emerging Qatari filmmakers will attend the 68th edition of the Cannes Film Festival from Wednesday as part of the Doha Film Institute's delegation attending the world's leading film gathering.
They will participate in a series of workshops, meetings, advisory sessions and events until May 24 to further their filmmaking careers.
Ali al-Ansari, Mohamed al-Mahmeed, Yousef al-Modhadi, Amal al-Muftah and Maryam al-Sahli will participate in a range of sessions designed to propel their current projects to the next stage and assist them in achieving their goals in the international film market.
The Institute will also present the work of 12 Qatar- based filmmakers in a special 'Made in Qatar' programme at the Cannes Short Film Corner including Maryam al-Sahli's T-Boy and Yousef al-Modhadi's 10%, winner of the Made in Qatar Award at the 2nd Ajyal Youth Film Festival in December 2014.
This marks the Institute's fifth year of participation in the Short Film Corner, a section of the festival dedicated to showcasing films from more than 90 countries to thousands of accredited industry guests, festival selectors and short film industry specialists.
Several of the 12 short films were made through the Doha Film Institute's education initiatives, in addition to independent productions by Qatari nationals and residents.
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma al-Remaihi said: "Cannes is the ultimate gathering of the world's film industry and we are proud to represent Qatar at this important platform for the fifth year running."
Films supported by the Doha Film Institute's grants programme are
strongly represented in Cannes this year with a total of five grantees making their world premiere in various sections.
They are Waves '98 by Elie Dagher (Lebanon, Qatar) competing in the Official Short Film Competition; Dégradé by Tarzan and Arab Abunasser (Palestine, France, Qatar) and Mediterranea by Jonas Carpignano (Italy, France, Germany, Qatar) in the Critics' Week sidebar which is dedicated to showcasing innovative works by new filmmakers; Lamb by Yared Zeleke (Ethiopia, France, Qatar) in the main world cinema showcase, Un Certain Regard; and Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar) selected for the prestigious Directors' Fortnight sidebar.
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