(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Global filmmakers screening their films at Ajyal said the event helps strengthen cultural exchange among filmmakers from across the world.
Addressing the media, director Goran Radovanovi?, whose film Enclave is screening at Ajyal, said: "It is really special for us to be here at Ajyal in Doha, a unique experience for us to come to this part of the world. We don't have a lot of cultural exchange between our two regions. For us, it has been a fascinating opportunity."
Serbia's entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Enclave is a hopeful vision of a world where young people can see beyond blinding hatred. 'There have been a lot of wars in the Balkans; all these wars didn't solve the problem - hatred. There is still huge hatred in the Balkans. This is why I wanted to look at the last war in the Balkans - we have to get out of this hatred to see the future, see the hope, and get a mutual understanding of each other."
Director Babak Anvari of Under the Shadow, which is UK's entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year, said: 'I am very grateful because the Doha Film Institute supported this film from the beginning. I'm very happy and pleased so to be here at the festival, which is amazing. Bringing children from all over the world is very special.
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