Overview
- Opening night features Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab as the programme emphasizes stories from Gaza, Palestine and Sudan.
- The lineup spans 97 films from 62 countries across four competitions, including a Made in Qatar section and a youth jury strand, with a robust shorts slate drawn from more than 1,600 submissions.
- World premieres include Qatari thriller Sa3oud Wainah?, Yasser Ashour’s My Story, Belal Khaled’s When the Camera Froze and Bisan Owda’s Abu Jabal.
- High-profile guests include Steven Soderbergh and Michaela Coel for The Christophers and attendees such as Rami Malek, with special screenings that include Re-Creation and Shoot the People.
- Industry Days presented by the Qatar Film Committee at Media City Qatar anchor the professional track, the festival intentionally overlaps with Geekdom, and awards total more than $300,000.