The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) has announced that the
second edition of the Festival will take place October 26 - October 30, 2010 in
Doha, Qatar.
The second annual DTFF will build on the success of the inaugural Doha Tribeca
Film Festival which showcased an internationally diverse and tightly curated
film program with a focus on Arab cinema, public participation through large
community events, and educational filmmaking programs. A priority of the 2010
Festival will be to increase the Arab programming of the Festival slate and
enhance
educational initiatives year round and during the festival to uncover local and
regional film talent.
DTFF also announced that the second edition of the Festival will introduce an
Arab Film Competition for Best Arab Film and Best Arab Filmmaker in the Festival
which will be chosen by a jury. The Festival will also feature two audience
awards, one for Best Narrative Film and the other for Best Documentary Film. The
two Arab film competition prizes are each $100,000 (USD) and the audience awards
each feature
prize monies of $100,000 (USD).
The Festival has announced a call for entries for the 2010 Festival with
submissions being accepted beginning on June 7, 2010.
Amanda Palmer, Executive Director for the Festival, along with Tribeca's Chief
Creative Officer Geoffrey Gilmore, will lead the 2010 programming team of Oscar®
nominated Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti and Tribeca's David Kwok and Genna
Terranova.
"We look forward to building on the successes of the first Doha Tribeca Film
Festival and providing a strong showcase of cinema for Qatari and international
film audiences," said Amanda Palmer, Executive Director of the Festival. "The
inaugural Festival showed us that film can do more than just entertain; it can
educate, inspire and unite communities. To that end we are already busy with our
year round educational programs which provide Qataris a platform to tell their
stories to the world through the universal language of film."
"Last year we were able to see firsthand and be a part of the enthusiastic
vibrant film community in and around Qatar," said Geoffrey Gilmore, Tribeca's
Chief Creative Officer. "All throughout the Festival people commented on the
strength and quality of the Arab films; this lead us to add an Arab Filmmaking
competition for the 2010 Festival to provide further support, awareness and
audience development for Arab filmmakers and firmly place these films on the
center stage."
Uniquely Qatari in its identity, the Festival stems from a strategic partnership
between Qatar and Tribeca Enterprises. Similar to the Tribeca Film Festival,
DTFF is dedicated to engaging the local community and promoting filmmaking
talent. DTFF's focus is to inspire, engage and educate a new generation of
cinema appreciation locally; discover, mentor and fund regional filmmaking
talent; foster a community through art and entertainment; and encourage open
discussion and debate. The inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival was held October
29-November 1, 2009, and featured 31 feature films and numerous free public
community screenings and events with an attendance of over 35,000 highlighted by
frequent sold out screenings and outstanding attendance at public events
exemplified by a turnout of over 5,000 people on opening night.
