Doha, Qatar Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) October 26-30, 2010

Qatar is located between Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, while Tribeca is the TRIangle BElow CAnal Street in Lower Manhattan, so how does “The Doha Tribeca Film Festival” get it’s name?  The DTFF  began in 2009, and is a cultural collaboration between the DFI, Doha Film Institute, and Tribeca Enterprises. The mission of the festival is to celebrate international film and entertainment while acknowledging DFI’s film financing industry events with the goal of establishing a long term film industry in Qatar. It will run over the course of five days and will showcase the best of Arab and International cinema!

 World reknown Egyptian actress, Yosra, has been appointed the President of the Jury for the 2nd annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival, October 26-30, 2010. Four additional acclaimed jurors include, Academy Award Nominated actress for Best Actress in “Frida”,  Salma Hayek Pinault, Nick Moran, Bhavna Talwar, and Bosnian screenwriter and film director of the Academy Award winning, “No Man’s Land”,  Danis Tanovic. Together they will choose the winners of the Festival’s Arab film competition: Best Arab Film and Best Arab Fimmaker, who will each receive $100,000 USD.

Films being shown at the 2nd Annual DTFF, October 26-30, 2010

Andrew Lau’s “LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN”

John Curran’s “STONE”, Starring Robert DeNiro and Ed Norton

“MACHETE” starring Jessica Alba

“CASINO JACK” starring Kevin Spacey

“RAKHT CHARITRA” by Ramgopal Verma

“UDAAN” by Vikramaditya Motwane

“CHAMPS ELYSEES JE T’AIME” by Mahdi Ali Ali,  has been added to the Arab Short Fim Competition

“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2″  ON IMAX!!!

Article by Sharon Abella