Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn will be the opening speaker on Friday at a new industry event being hosted by the Qatar Film Committee in collaboration with the Doha Film Institute (DFI) as part of its new Doha Film Festival.

The new festival and industry event comes amid renewed international focus on the Gulf region following chatter earlier this week that Qatar and neighbors Saudi Arabia and emirate Abu Dhabi could be part of a $71 billion bid by Paramount for Warner Bros Discovery.

Created in 2022 and falling under the remit of Media City Qatar, the body charged with growing the Gulf state as a media and creative industries hub, the fledgeling film committee is headed by Hassan Al Thawadi, the Qatari lawyer who oversaw the organization of the Qatar World Cup.

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