Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Event Kicks Off With Messages Of Solidarity For Gaza
deadline.comThe Doha Film Institute (DFI) kicked off its 10th Qumra talent and project incubator meeting on a somber note on Friday as its organizers spoke out about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Some 200 international industry professionals are due to attend the Qatari event, running from March 1 to 6, to nurture 40 projects by emerging filmmakers.
The event is a cornerstone of the DFI’s activities. “While we celebrate the progress that we have made in nurturing new voices in cinema, we are also confronted with the genocide in Gaza and the ongoing attempts to silence the voices crying out against it,” said DFI CEO Fatma Hassan Al Remaihi. “This cultural genocide is a profound reminder of our responsibility as a global community to ensure that all voices are heard, and all lives are treated with dignity and respect.” Hassan Al Remaihi was speaking the day after Gaza authorities accused Israeli soldiers of killing at least 100 people as they queued for food relief in Gaza City.
Israel said the deaths were the result of trampling and that its troops fired after they felt threatened by crowds. The country’s military action in Gaza is in response to a Hamas terror attack in southern Israel on October 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and another 240 taken hostage.
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