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Doha, Qatar; January 25, 2017: Ten films from across the world supported by the Doha Movie Institute have actually been chosen for the 45th International Movie Festival Rotterdam, among the biggest audience and industry-driven movie celebrations worldwide, to be held from January 25 to February 5, 2017.

This marks the biggest to this day contingent of films supported by Qatar to be screened at the renowned festival that curates an excellent quality line-up of fiction and documentary films, short films and media art.

2 attribute narratives have been chosen for in-competition programmes consisting of the prominent Harvest in Hivos Tiger and Bright Future Award, while a brief speculative film displays in the Picture Palestine sector.

Fatma Al Remaihi, President of the Doha Film Institute, stated: "This is really historic as 10 movies supported by the Institute are marking their existence at the prestigious Rotterdam festival. The choice underscores our commitment to supporting excellent quality jobs both from the Arab world and internationally.

" Over the previous years, we have seen an impressive increase in the variety of films sustained by the Institute making headings at global festivals. We will certainly continuously motivate arising abilities who make impressive contributions to film, consequently improving the pride of the Institute and Qatar."

Chosen for the Harvest in Hivos Tiger Competition is Rey (Chile, France, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar/ 2017), guided by Niles Atallah. The movie is based on a real story concerning a 35-year-old Frenchman, that discovers Araucania, a self-governing region of southern Chile in 1860, and is chosen as king by the individuals.

Vying for the Bright Future Award is Cactus Flower (Egypt, UAE, Norway, Qatar/2017) directed by Hala Elkoussy. The movie is about Aida, a having a hard time actress that comes to Cairo from the Delta as a college student, and her amazing friendships. Rey and Cactus Blossom note their World Premiere at the International Movie Festival Rotterdam.

Within Bright Future, 4 movies sustained by the Institute are screening out-of-competition. These consist of: Burning Birds (Sri Lanka, France, Netherlands, Qatar/ 2016) by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara. The movie has to do with Kusum, that have to combat to take care of her eight children and mother-in-law all by herself. The film world premiered at the 2016 Busan International Movie Festival and won the Unique Court Prize at the 17th Tokyo FILMex International Film Festival.

By the Time It Obtains Dark (Thailand, France, Netherlands, Qatar/ 2016) by Anocha Suwichakornpong informs the interwoven stories of numerous characters and how their lives are freely connected by virtually invisible strings. The film had its opening night at the 2016 Locarno Movie Festival.

Directed by Ala Eddine Slim, The Last of Us (Tunisia, UAE, Lebanon, Qatar/ 2016) charts the tale of N, that crosses the desert to North Africa to acquire prohibited flow to Europe. Noting its world premiere at the 2016 Venice International Film Movie critic's Week, the movie won the Lion of the Future (Luigi De Laurentis) Venice Award for a Launching Movie at the 73rd Venice Film Festival. Mimosas (Spain, Morocco, France, Qatar/ 2016) by Oliver Laxe is set in the High Atlas Mountains about a campers of tourists searching for a pass that will certainly enable them to return a troubling senior Sufi master to his house to die. The movie opening night at the Cannes Doubters Week (Semaine de la Review) and won the 2016 Nespresso Grand Reward, and the Golden Pyramid for Best Movie and Best Star awards at the 2016 Cairo International Movie Festival.

Chosen for the primary program of the Voices section is The Idea of a Lake(Switzerland, Argentina, Qatar/ 2016) by Milagros Mumenthaler, regarding a photographer, who is anticipating a child and is in an emotionally prone state. The film made its world launching at the 2016 Locarno Film Festival.

2 movies will certainly be screened in the Voices (Limelight) sector: Tramontane (Lebanon, France, UAE, Qatar/ 2016) by Vatche Boulghourjian, about an aesthetically tested male that resides in a tiny town in Lebanon who is looking for ideas regarding his own identification. The movie had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Doubters Week and won the Prix Unique du Court at the 16th Festival Cinma Mditerranen Bruxelles. White Sun (Nepal, UNITED STATE, Netherlands, Qatar/ 2016), guided by Deepak Rauniyar has to do with an anti-regime partial who should travel to his remote mountain town when his father passes away. The movie world premiered at the 2016 Venice Film Festival and won Ideal Movie at the 2016 Silver Screen Awards, which wrapped up the 27th Version of the Singapore International Movie Festival.

Screening in the Picture Palestine segment is the short experimental movie In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain (Palestine, UK, Denmark, Qatar/ 2015) guided by Larissa Sansour. Noting its world debut at the 2016 Dubai International Film Festival, the movie stays in the cross-section of sci-fi, archaeology and politics, is a counter-measure to the politicized archaeology utilized to justify confiscation of Palestinian lands.

Doha Film Institute's film funding campaigns provide creative and financial support to filmmakers based in Qatar and worldwide, aiding them to unlock their creativity, manage their manufacturings effectively and make top notch films. Its Grants Programme provides advancement, production and post-production financing to filmmakers from Qatar, and initial- and second-time filmmakers from worldwide.

The Doha Film Institute Co-Financing purchases movie production via tactical partnerships with movie tasks that are culturally appropriate and commercially practical. The Institute has actually also released the Qatari Movie Fund, dedicated to supporting brief and function filmmaking by Qatari directors.

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