Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi , who over the past 15 years has been instrumental in turning the DFI into the region’s pre-eminent indie industry driver with its film funding programs, is looking to take the DFI’s role to the next level.

Alremaihi is spearheading the launch of the upcoming Doha Film Festival , which runs Nov. 20-28 in the Qatari capital and will transform the DFI’s existing Ajyal fest for youth audiences into a more ambitious international event for a broader audience.

Characterized by a strong regional component and an accent on the Palestinian plight, the Doha Film Festival will open with Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” as previously announced.

There will be 97 films from 62 countries – about half of which are cherry-picked regional

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