The Doha Film Institute (DFI) will welcome more than 100 film industry professionals for the first edition of Qumra, an event dedicated to the development of emerging local and international filmmakers, taking place from March 6 to 11.

Twenty-nine projects at various stages of production have been selected to benefit from the experience of international film industry professionals in bespoke mentorship labs and meetings designed to propel their projects to the next stage.

Projects in development will participate in group and individual sessions for legal, sales, marketing, production and script consultations along with one-on-one match-made meetings.

Projects in post-production will participate in a series of rough-cut and work-in-progress screenings and feedback sessions which will present excerpts of their projects.

DFI CEO, Fatma Al Remaihi said: "The projects selected for Qumra are by filmmakers we have worked very closely with over time through our grants and development programmes. We are in a unique position to catalyse their work to the next stage through this intensive programme which has been designed with each of their individual needs in mind."

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