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Qatar- Family entertainer features among highlights of the day
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A selection of charming shorts that will keep the whole family entertained, the final showcase of films by local talents, an insightful discussion on music in cinema and general screenings of international films are the highlights of today (December 1, 2018) at the sixth Ajyal Film Festival, the annual cinema event hosted by the Doha Film Institute at Katara the Cultural Village.
Following the overwhelming response to first Made in Qatar programme presented by Ooredoo, the second Programme, featuring eight short films by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers, will be screened at 7pm at the Katara Drama Theatre. This will be followed by the Made in Qatar awards. This year, the Abdulaziz Jassim Award for Best Performance will also be presented in honour of late Qatari actor.
The shorts to be screened in the programme include: Amphitheater (2018) by Mahdi al-Ali; The Bleaching Syndrome (2018) by Eiman Mirghani; Just Another Memory (2018) by Mariam al-Dhubhani;
Nasser Goes to Space (2018) by Mohamed al-Mahmeed; The Reason, July 2017 (2017) by Hadeer Omar; Samha (2018) by Noor Fawzi al-Asswad; Unrestrained (2018) by Houssam Laabar; and Where Are You Right Meow? (2018) by Maysam al-Ani.
The Bariq Short Film Programme, for children, is free for the public, and will be screened at 11am at the Katara Drama Theatre. The selection includes: Flo (Germany/2017) by Nora Marie Back about a flea who must learn to share his food; An Old Lady Stepped Outside for Some Bread and Pastry (Russia/2017) by Anastasiya Jakulina, an extraordinary adventure; The Hunt (France/2017) by Alexey Alekseev; and Please Frog, Just One Slip (South Africa/2017) by Diek Grobler, in which a frog cannot stand the heat of the day any longer.
The selection also includes: Sabaku (Netherlands/2016) by Marlies van der Wel, about making new friends; Where Are You Right Meow (Qatar/2018) by Maysam al-Ani, about an artist in search of her beloved cat; Perche (France/2011) by Raphael Huchon, about the bonding of a father and daughter; Sunset Flower Blooming (Japan/2012) by Yuanyuan Hu, about an old woman remembering her youth in China; and Sparrows are Baby Pigeons (Russia/2015) by Nina Bisyrina, in which a child walks by a playful family of birds. The screenings will be accompanied live by the wonderful cine-concert ‘My Family Tree' by Forum des Images.
Also free for the public is the screening of Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czechoslovakia/1955) by Karel Zeman, as part of Sony Cinema Under the Stars at Katara Esplanade at 7pm.
Composer and producer Khaled Mouzanar's masterclass on ‘The Power of Music in Cinema' as part of Ajyal Talks, will explore the enduring power of music and his personal triumphs and challenges including his most recent contribution to Nadine Labaki's Capharnaüm (Lebanon/2018 at 4.45pm at the Katara Drama Theatre.
In general screenings, do not miss Leave No Trace (US/2018), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival 2018. The screening is at 8.30pm at Katara 12 Theatre B.
Audiences will be moved by the story of Jo, a nine-year-old girl diagnosed a terminal illness, and her sister, in Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany/2018), directed by Likarion Wainaina, which won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018. The screening is at 1pm at Katara Opera House.
Tickets to the screenings are priced QR25 and are available at FNAC stores (Lagoona Mall and Doha Festival City) and the Ajyal Katara Main Box office, Building 12.
Tickets can be purchased online www.dohafilminstitute.com/filmfestival. Holders of Culture Pass by Qatar Museums will get a QR5 discount on all general screenings.
Today's screenings
11am Bariq Short Film Programme (49 mins), Katara Building 16 Katara Drama Theatre (K16-DT)
1pm Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany, 74 mins), Katara Building 16 Opera House (K16-OH)
2.30pm Mirai (Japan, 98 mins), Novo Cinemas, The Pearl, Theatre 1 (NOV-P1)
4pm Zoo (Ireland, UK, 96 mins), K16-OH
4.30pm Next Door Spy (Denmark, 77 mins), Katara Building 12 Theatre B (K12-B)
4.45pm The Power of Music in Cinema (60 mins), K16-DT
5.30pm Weldi (Tunisia, France, Belgium, Qatar, 104 mins), NOV-P1
6pm The Price of Free (US, 90 mins), Katara Building 12 Theatre A (K12-A)
7pm Made in Qatar II (93 mins), K16-DT
7pm Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czechoslovakia, 93 mins), Katara Esplanade, The Ajyal Stage (KE-AS)
8pm Hayati (Spain, France, 85 mins), K16-OH
8.30pm Leave No Trace (US, 109 mins), K12-B
8.30pm Capharnaum (Lebanon, 123 mins), NOV-P1
9.15pm Central Airport THF (Germany, France, Brazil, 97 mins), K12-A
Following the overwhelming response to first Made in Qatar programme presented by Ooredoo, the second Programme, featuring eight short films by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers, will be screened at 7pm at the Katara Drama Theatre. This will be followed by the Made in Qatar awards. This year, the Abdulaziz Jassim Award for Best Performance will also be presented in honour of late Qatari actor.
The shorts to be screened in the programme include: Amphitheater (2018) by Mahdi al-Ali; The Bleaching Syndrome (2018) by Eiman Mirghani; Just Another Memory (2018) by Mariam al-Dhubhani;
Nasser Goes to Space (2018) by Mohamed al-Mahmeed; The Reason, July 2017 (2017) by Hadeer Omar; Samha (2018) by Noor Fawzi al-Asswad; Unrestrained (2018) by Houssam Laabar; and Where Are You Right Meow? (2018) by Maysam al-Ani.
The Bariq Short Film Programme, for children, is free for the public, and will be screened at 11am at the Katara Drama Theatre. The selection includes: Flo (Germany/2017) by Nora Marie Back about a flea who must learn to share his food; An Old Lady Stepped Outside for Some Bread and Pastry (Russia/2017) by Anastasiya Jakulina, an extraordinary adventure; The Hunt (France/2017) by Alexey Alekseev; and Please Frog, Just One Slip (South Africa/2017) by Diek Grobler, in which a frog cannot stand the heat of the day any longer.
The selection also includes: Sabaku (Netherlands/2016) by Marlies van der Wel, about making new friends; Where Are You Right Meow (Qatar/2018) by Maysam al-Ani, about an artist in search of her beloved cat; Perche (France/2011) by Raphael Huchon, about the bonding of a father and daughter; Sunset Flower Blooming (Japan/2012) by Yuanyuan Hu, about an old woman remembering her youth in China; and Sparrows are Baby Pigeons (Russia/2015) by Nina Bisyrina, in which a child walks by a playful family of birds. The screenings will be accompanied live by the wonderful cine-concert ‘My Family Tree' by Forum des Images.
Also free for the public is the screening of Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czechoslovakia/1955) by Karel Zeman, as part of Sony Cinema Under the Stars at Katara Esplanade at 7pm.
Composer and producer Khaled Mouzanar's masterclass on ‘The Power of Music in Cinema' as part of Ajyal Talks, will explore the enduring power of music and his personal triumphs and challenges including his most recent contribution to Nadine Labaki's Capharnaüm (Lebanon/2018 at 4.45pm at the Katara Drama Theatre.
In general screenings, do not miss Leave No Trace (US/2018), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival 2018. The screening is at 8.30pm at Katara 12 Theatre B.
Audiences will be moved by the story of Jo, a nine-year-old girl diagnosed a terminal illness, and her sister, in Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany/2018), directed by Likarion Wainaina, which won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018. The screening is at 1pm at Katara Opera House.
Tickets to the screenings are priced QR25 and are available at FNAC stores (Lagoona Mall and Doha Festival City) and the Ajyal Katara Main Box office, Building 12.
Tickets can be purchased online www.dohafilminstitute.com/filmfestival. Holders of Culture Pass by Qatar Museums will get a QR5 discount on all general screenings.
Today's screenings
11am Bariq Short Film Programme (49 mins), Katara Building 16 Katara Drama Theatre (K16-DT)
1pm Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany, 74 mins), Katara Building 16 Opera House (K16-OH)
2.30pm Mirai (Japan, 98 mins), Novo Cinemas, The Pearl, Theatre 1 (NOV-P1)
4pm Zoo (Ireland, UK, 96 mins), K16-OH
4.30pm Next Door Spy (Denmark, 77 mins), Katara Building 12 Theatre B (K12-B)
4.45pm The Power of Music in Cinema (60 mins), K16-DT
5.30pm Weldi (Tunisia, France, Belgium, Qatar, 104 mins), NOV-P1
6pm The Price of Free (US, 90 mins), Katara Building 12 Theatre A (K12-A)
7pm Made in Qatar II (93 mins), K16-DT
7pm Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czechoslovakia, 93 mins), Katara Esplanade, The Ajyal Stage (KE-AS)
8pm Hayati (Spain, France, 85 mins), K16-OH
8.30pm Leave No Trace (US, 109 mins), K12-B
8.30pm Capharnaum (Lebanon, 123 mins), NOV-P1
9.15pm Central Airport THF (Germany, France, Brazil, 97 mins), K12-A
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