(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Famous Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan will be gracing the opening
night of the Fifth Ajyal Youth Film Festival on November 29, Doha Film
Institute (DFI) CEO and festival director Fatma al-Remaihi has
announced. 'We have a very special guest attending the opening night,
the Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan, who is the main actor in the
famous TV series Dirilis: Ertugrul, now showing on Qatar TV, she told
reporters yesterday.
The actor started his acting career when he was in high school, and
joined Dokuz Eylul University to study theatre. After completing his
course, he moved to Istanbul to start his professional acting career.
Duzyatan appeared in the series Sevgili Dunurum with Nevra Serezli,
Haluk Bilginer and Sumru Yavrucu before appearing in films Cennet in
2008 and Mezuniyet in 2009.
Al-Remaihi explained that the festival will feature 103 films from 43
countries, including the Middle East premiere of The Breadwinner
(Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg, 2017) by Nora Twomey and executive produced
by Angelina Jolie.
The festival is scheduled to take place at Katara the Cultural Village from November 29 to December 4.
Ajyal 2017 will also witness more than 550 jurors from over 45 countries
aged eight to 21, who comprise the Ajyal Competition Jury, watching and
analysing films under three competitive sections: Mohaq, Hilal, and
Bader.
These include 29 international jurors from Armenia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Georgia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman,
Tunisia, Turkey and the UK. The festival will also offer a diverse slate
of 36 short films in competition from Qatar and around the world,
representing a wide range of perspectives and cinematic approaches.
According to DFI, this year's line-up of 36 short films in competition
presents a rich showcase of inspiring tales from 28 countries.
Collectively, the programme will help raise awareness on global issues
amongst the youth and stimulate their creativity and thought process.
'Short films are an extremely refined form of cinematic expression,
requiring very precise focus, where each shot and frame is measured,
weighed and shaped to ensure its effectiveness, al-Remaihi said in a
statement.
'We sourced films from across the world to present our jurors a vivid
cross-section of movies that present new perspectives on life,
transcends borders and provides fresh insights into communities and
people, she added.
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