Cambodian Oscar-nominated documentarian Rithy Panh will preside over the International Feature Film Competition Jury at Qatar ’s inaugural Doha Film Festival in November.

The The Missing Picture and Everything Will Be Ok director will be joined by Tunisian director and screenwriter Raja Amari ( Foreign Body ), Moroccan filmmaker and actor Faouzi Bensaïdi ( Summer Days , Deserts ); Tunisian actor and filmmaker Dhafer L’Abidine ( Ghodwa ) and Alessandra Speciale, Founder and Curator of the Venice Film Festival’s Final Cut in Venice , supporting postproduction for films hailing from Africa and the Arab world.

They will judge a selection of selection 13 world cinema titles, announced earlier this month , which include Cannes Un Certain Regard Best Director winner O

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