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The second edition of Qumra, a Doha Film Institute initiative that seeks to provide mentorship, nurturing, and hands-on development for filmmakers from Qatar and around the world, opens tomorrow.
The highlights of the opening are screenings of The Palm Tree by Qatari talent Jassim al-Rumaihi and Academy award winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The industry development event presents a highly engaging selection of daily screenings and question-and-answer sessions in two strands, the Qumra Master Screenings which showcases films from the five participating Masters and the New Voices in Cinema, that promotes films from emerging talent.
The selection includes Academy Award, Cannes Film Festival and Ajyal Youth Film Festival award winners.
The New Voices in Cinema strand opens tomorrow at 4pm with The Palm Tree, winner of the 2015 Ajyal Youth Film Festival Made in Qatar Award for Best Documentary.
Mainly shot using disorienting close-ups, it is an observational documentary that shows how unnatural nature can be, and unearths the science fiction in reality.
Also screening at 4pm is Mediterranea (Arabic, English, French, Italian; 2015).
The film opens in Algeria, where Ayiva and his friend, Abas climb onto a truck packed to bursting, with migrants and their belongings, bound for the coast of Libya.
The friends have travelled this far from Burkina Faso; their hoped-for destination: Europe.
Given the horrifying migration situation the world is facing today, the film acts as an urgent call to treat migrants and refugees with dignity, respect and compassion.
The Qumra Masters Screenings will commence with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at 7pm.
Co-written and produced by Lee’s longtime collaborator and 2016 Qumra Master, James Schamus, the film was named ‘Best Picture of the Year’ by 100 critics US-wide.
The film tells the epic tale of two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) who are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen.
The film won 40 major awards including four Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Art Direction, Original Score and Cinematography.
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