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DOHA: Continuing the track-record of presenting Arab and international talent to the world at major film festivals, 12 films supported by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) are being screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival which began on September 6 and ends on September16.
This builds on the strong show of films backed by the Institute at the recent Sarajevo and Venice film festivals. Among the 12 films, four are marking their world premiere while eight have their North American premieres, one of which is in the Special Presentations showcase.
Fatma Al Remaihi, Chief Executive Officer of DFI, said: 'It has been an exceptionally rewarding year for the alumni of the Doha Film Institute, with several films being chosen for international film festivals, including now at Toronto. We are truly delighted to present the works of our emerging talents as well as works by accomplished filmmakers that have been supported through our Grants and co-financing initiatives and nurtured through our annual industry event, Qumra. The 12 films at Toronto present distinctive narratives that celebrate the power of films to inspire and move audiences worldwide.
In the Masters' section are screening are Turkish auteur and 2014 Palme D'or winner and 2016 Qumra Master Nuri Bilge Ceylan's The Wild Pear Tree and Divine Wind by the established Algerian filmmaker Merzak Allouache.
Also marking their world premiere at Toronto are Look at Me directed by Nejib Belkadhi to screen in the Contemporary World Cinema programme, Freedom Fields-a documentary by Naziha Arebi screening in TIFF Docs and Brotherhood- a short film in the Short Cuts segment, directed by Meryam Joobeur.
The six films to celebrate their North American premieres at Toronto in the Discovery section and Wavelengths programme are A Kasha by hajooj kuka, nurtured at DFI's annual industry event Qumra; Screwdriver by Bassam Jarbawi; Too Late To Die Young by Dominga Sotomayor, a 2018 Qumra project; The Day I Lost My Shadow; The Load by Ognjen Glavonić, about Vlada; and Long Day's Journey into Night by Gan Bi. In the Special Presentations segment is Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki's Capharnaüm, which won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, a gritty film about a child who rebels against the life imposed on him and launches a lawsuit against his parents.
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