After Al Jazeera and the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament put Qatar on the global map, the tiny Arab state rich in oil and gas is now turning to film and TV. And Hollywood is an integral part of that plan.

The Industry Days component of the just concluded Doha Film Festival was attended by top executives from Sony Pictures and U.S. indie studios Neon, A-24, Department M and Miramax – which is jointly owned by Qatar’s beIN Media Group and Paramount Global – as well as by former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. Broccoli and actor/director David Oyelowo announced a Doha-set contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” that Oyelowo will direct and star in alongside Rachel Brosnahan and Cynthia Erivo.

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