Film Guide 2012
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األفالم دليل مهرجان الدوحة ترايبكا السينمائي دليل األفالم DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL FILM GUIDE 2012 2012 GUIDE FILM CULTURAL PARTNERS SIGNATURE SPONSORS FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Host BroaDcaster GOLD MEDIA SPONSOR SILVER MEDIA SPONSORS DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL FILM GUIDE 2012 FaceBOOK: Doha Film Institute TW ITTER: @dohafilm D FI MoBILE APP for IPHONE, IPAD anD ANDROID: dohafilminstitute.com/mobile . TABLE OF CONTENTS D TFF FESTIVAL WELCOME 7 2012 DTFF OVERVIEW 9 DFI MOBILE APP 10 KEY 11 FESTIVAL FILMS O pening Night 13 Closing Night 14 Arab Feature Competition: Narrative 15 Documentary 18 Arab Shorts Competition 21 Made in Qatar 24 Tribute to Algerian Cinema 27 Contemporary World Cinema 29 Special Screenings 37 D OHA TALKS 44 F ESTIVAL EVENTS 50 F ESTIVAL InFORMATION T icket Information 57 Screening Venues 59 Film Ratings, Subtitles, Transportation Information 60 Location Venue Maps 61 SCREENING SCHEDULE 64 I NDEX OF FILMS A–Z 80 7 WELCOME TO THE FOURTH ANNUAL D DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL! TFF 2012 D oha Film Institute (DFI) continues to Hend Sabry as the president of this increase its role as a vibrant element year’s Arab Competition Jury. We of Doha’s cultural fabric. In the fourth are thrilled as well that special guests year of DTFF, we are delighted to Mira Nair, Robert De Niro, Ashutosh expand our presence in the city, with Gowariker, Amr Waked, Haifaa Al screenings and events over eight full Mansour and Nabil Ayouch and other days at three iconic Doha locations – filmmakers will be in attendance. Katara Cultural Village, Souq Waqif and the Museum of Islamic Art. In the 50 years since it gained its independence from France, Algeria Our programming team has scoured has produced a powerful body of the world to bring cutting-edge work cinematic work. Tribute to Algerian from the Arab world and selections Cinema: Caught Between Past and from the best of current international Present displays the frustrations, cinema to Doha. Augmented wherever resilience and hope of Algeria’s people possible with question-and-answer during the post-colonial era. We also sessions with visiting filmmakers, mark 40 years of diplomatic relations the screenings are sure to enlighten, between Qatar and Japan with a educate and entertain. Our Made special programme of Japanese films. in Qatar section has increased A series of free screenings at the Sony significantly this year, reflecting the Open-Air Cinema on the esplanade at exciting growth in our local industry. Katara, panels and conversations with We are extremely proud to present experts about film, and family-friendly these emerging voices from our local movies and activities round out a community. programme that promises to provide something for everyone. Once again, DTFF’s Arab Film Competition celebrates and acclaims We hope you will enjoy exploring the most exciting voices from the Doha and DTFF over our eight-day MENA region, and we are honoured to celebration of film. Come be part of welcome esteemed Tunisian actress the story! 9 D tff 2012 – oVERVIEW D TFF A RAB FILM COMPETITION S PECIAL SCREENINGS 2012 The Arab Film Competition celebrates Special gala presentations, topical and acclaims the films and filmmakers cinematic gems, revivals of big- of the MENA region and the Arab screen treasures and family-friendly diaspora. It captures the spirit of the fare: DTFF explores and expands the Arab world in a compelling selection value of film through a programme of of narrative, documentary and short educational and entertaining works films from both established and from past and present. emerging filmmakers. D OHA TALKS M ADE IN QATAR An engaging series of panels featuring Shining a spotlight on emerging leading industry guests, directors, filmmaking talent in Qatar, Made producers and stars discussing topics in Qatar showcases student and including national cinemas, the independent filmmakers, providing filmmaking process, contemporary a window onto the stories and points technologies and the current climate of view of Qatari nationals and those of the industry. who call Qatar home. F AMILY DAYS T RIBUTE TO ALGERIAN CINEMA: Four days of family-friendly CAUGHT BETWEEN PAST AND screenings, creative workshops, PRESENT performances, events and a special A special selection of Algerian cinema, kids’ red carpet. including several films in competition and four archival works that reflect C INEMA UnDER THE STARS the evolution of Algerian filmmaking The magic of the movies under the from independence to now. A range open sky at the Sony Open-Air Cinema of complementary activities includes at Katara, featuring several much- performances by leading Algerian loved classics. musicians and a retrospective exhibition of Algerian movie posters NEW THIS YEAR: at the Katara Art Centre. AWARD WINNERS SHOWCASE D TFF presents screenings of all the C ONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA award-winning films over our closing Strong voices and powerful stories weekend. It’s a great chance to see selected from some of the best of this the movies you may have missed and year’s narrative and documentary that our international juries selected features from around the world. as their favourites. Tickets can be purchased in advance, or stay tuned for the announcement of the awards after the ceremony on Thursday, 22 November. 10 11 D DFI MOBILE APP KEY D TFF TFF Plan your Festival with the new DFI You can also use it to plan your F ILM RATING SYSTEM LOCATIONS 2012 2012 mobile app! personal DTFF schedule, buy tickets G General Audience Locations are colour-coded as follows: to films, and connect to social media. Katara (K) Available on iPhone, iPad and Android, PG Parental guidance advised Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) the DFI App features the Festival Download it from 13 November: for viewers 13 and under. Souq Waqif (SW) schedule, location information and dohafilminstitute.com/mobile DTFF coverage including news, photos 15 Suitable for viewers 15 and over. A complete description of venue and videos. Parental guidance advised. abbreviations is available in the Viewers under 15 must be Festival Information section on accompanied by an adult. page 61. 18 Viewers under 18 must be S UBTITLES accompanied by an adult. Unless otherwise noted, all films are shown in their original language, ICONS with English and Arabic subtitles as Suitable for families necessary. Translators will be onsite and young people. for all panels and Q&A sessions. Free screening at the Sony Open-Air Cinema JOIN US FOR THE DFI CHALLENGE: • Download the DFI app from 13 November • Register as a DFI user • Scan this bar code in the DFI app • Explore the challenge and win 13 FESTIVAL FILMS PG THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST OPENING NIGHT D TFF 2012 O RIGINAL TITLE: T he Reluctant and the path that led him back to his Fundamentalist native Pakistan when his American C OUNTRY: India, Pakistan, USA dream began to crumble after 9/11. L ANGUAGE: English, Urdu Eventually, the hidden agenda of the Director: M ira Nair meeting is revealed. Layered with C AST: R iz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, traditional Pakistani songs, Urdu Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, poetry set to music, cutting-edge Martin Donovan, Om Puri Pakistani pop, and a new original song from Peter Gabriel, composer Michael B ased on Mohsin Hamid’s best-selling Andrews’ score is a rich tapestry novel, Mira Nair’s timely new film is representing the intertwining of old a gripping thriller that explores the and new. A powerhouse performance cultural divide between East and West by Ahmed and Nair’s confident since the attacks of 9/11. Changez (Riz direction ensure this will be one of the Ahmed) and Bobby (Liev Schreiber) most-talked-about films of the year. meet in a Lahori teahouse, where the young Pakistani professor tells 17 Nov / 7:00 PM / SW-ART by invite only the American journalist his story. 17 Nov / 8:00 PM / K16-DT / 35 QR He recounts his relentless pursuit 23 Nov / 4:00 PM / K16-DT / 35 QR . of corporate success on Wall Street 14 15 G PG CLOSING NIGHT CLOSING RISE OF THE GUARDIANS 3D ASHAM: A MAN CALLED HOPE COMPETITION: ARAB FEATURE NARRATIVE The restlessness of Cairo during the lead-up to the 25 January Revolution provides the backdrop for the stories of six couples at different stages of romantic involvement. Linking these D tales of aspiration, disappointment TFF and joy is Asham, a street peddler 2012 whose optimism about a better future reflects the hopes of Egypt. O RIGINAL TITLE: A sham C OUNTRY: Egypt L ANGUAGE: Arabic 18 Nov / 6:15 PM / K12-B / 35 QR Director: Maggie M. Morgan 19 Nov / 4:15 PM / K12-A / 35 QR CAST: Shady Habashy, Amina Khalil D TFF 18 DIE WELT 2012 For Abdallah and many Tunisians, ORIGINAL TITLE: Rise of the Guardians plan, Jack Frostenlists the help of his Europe represents a land where C OUNTRY: USA L ANGUAGE: English warrior guardian friends and they join freedom and riches are easily Director: Peter Ramsey forces to stop Pitch from engulfing the obtained – and it seems closer than C AST: C hris Pine , Hugh Jackman, world in terrible darkness. Featuring ever since he met a vacationing Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Jude Law the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Dutch woman in a nightclub. ‘Die Welt’ Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and explores the existential yearnings of You probably thought Santa Claus, Jude Law, ‘Rise of the Guardians’ a young, optimistic man, and the the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, reawakens our faith in the abiding hopes and dreams of the people of the Sandman and Jack Frost were O RIGINAL TITLE: D ie Welt power of some dearly loved legends. North Africa.