In the harvest of its seventh session .. Festival generations in Doha enhances the cinema presence of young people

Mohammed Al-Shayazmi-Doha

Combined with celebration of human beings and aspiration for a world of values ​​and challenge of reality and its real issues, these are the most prominent features that combine the work that culminated on Saturday at the conclusion of the 7th Generation Film Festival 2019 in Doha.

Over the course of six days, fans and fans of the Katara Cultural District enjoyed 96 local films from 39 countries, including 23 feature films and 73 short films. The productions of the Arab world represented 50 films, all of which expressed the power of storytelling and its role in Change thinking patterns and enhance talent.

At the closing ceremony, Sheikha Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of the Doha Film Foundation Board of Trustees, praised the creativity of the competing films that will make the festival bigger and better tomorrow. “You have given me more hope and optimism about the bright future ahead, and I encourage you to continue your curiosity and passion. With the understanding and vision of the world around us with open minds and hearts that carry true love and compassion within them. "

Amjad Abul-Ela, the Sudanese director, will receive the Audience Award at the festival, and is also the recipient of the Lion of the Future award for best director in the 76th Venice Film Festival 2019.

The film tells the story of the struggle of a mother and her child with a death prophecy warned of the occurrence of one of the village elders, which made them dominate their lives long as the son approached twenty, before it appeared on the scene of a cinematographer and change the life of the child, reveals to him and his mother the falsehood of the prophecy, and then transferred to A world of creativity full of hope.

Engage the younger generation
In a statement to Al Jazeera Net, the Sudanese director expressed his happiness with this coronation, and the presence of his film in the list of winners of the awards of the festival after winning the public trust, considering that this choice gives him greater responsibility in the future to direct more distinctive cinematic works, draw from deeper humanitarian issues, and address the reality With new approaches and images that are more responsive to the audience's cinematic taste.

Since its first session, the Ajyal Festival has encouraged the participation of the younger generation in its jury to select the best films to encourage creative thinking and self-expression, and measure its artistic taste.

Of 450 young judges from 45 countries, 48 ​​international judges oversaw three junior arbitration categories: Mahak (8-12 years), Hilal (13-17 years) and Badr (18-21 years), which included the evaluation of short and long films.

Claudio Fah won the awards for his short film "Ibn al-Ard" and the prize for the feature film by director Walid al-Mu'ans for his 1982 film.

Hilal chose "Green Maradona" as the best short film by Firas Khoury and "Farewell" by Lulu Wang as the best feature film.

The category of "Badr" was awarded the film "Politics of the world of ostriches" by director Mohamed Houhou best short film, and "for the sama" as the best lengthy film, which is directed by Waad Khatib and Edward Watts.

Commenting on the results, Fatima Al-Rumaihi, CEO of the Doha Film Foundation and director of the festival, in a statement to Al Jazeera Net, noted the judging categories of the three youths, and considered that their nominations for the winning films did not go beyond the estimates of international judges, which confirms - according to Al-Rumaihi - that we are facing a generation with a critical sense Sufficient awareness of the cinematic image, and this is reflected in the distinctive and most creative works.

Made in Qatar
A total of 22 feature films, documentaries and experimental films by a Qatari-based filmmaker and resident in the country took part in the awards made by the Sudanese filmmaker Abul Ela, British actor Chris Hitchin and architect and architect Fatima Al Sahlawi.

The Abdulaziz Jassim Award for best acting performance was given to Abbas Riyad for his role in "The End of the Road," a film directed by Ahmed El Sherif.

The best documentary was awarded to Yemeni director Mariam Al-Thobhani for her film "In the middle" and director Dimitri Yuri won the best feature film for his film "Fallen Leaves."

On the other hand, the jury awarded two special awards for two films: Mayar Hamdan's "Beit Beyout" and Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Khashabi's "Hamster Unhappy".

This year, some of the short films selected for this section of the festival were filmed outside Qatar, reflecting the openness of local cinema to more attractive shooting environments and new humanitarian issues.