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It is headquartered in Doha and considered one of the larger cinema chains in the Middle East. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was previously known as Grand Cinemas since 2000 until it relaunched on 6 May 2014 under the Novo Cinemas name, [ 3 ] with theatres located in Qatar, [ 4 ] Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah .
In 1970, the Qatar Cinema & Film Distribution Company (QCFDC) was founded, inaugurating Gulf Cinema in 1972 as the country's first cinema. Gulf Cinema featured a seating capacity of 1,000 spectators and was even expanded with an extra 400 seats during its peak. It would later be closed in 2013 to make space for the Doha Metro. The QCFDC was ...
Katara Cultural Village (Arabic: الحي الثقافي كتارا), also known simply as Katara (Arabic: كتارا), is a cultural and commercial complex in Doha, Qatar, located on the eastern coast between West Bay and the Pearl. It was soft-opened in October 2010 during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. [1]
The Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent and project incubator event returned as a 100% in-person event last week, bringing participants together face-to-face in Doha for the first time since it ...
12 January–10 February – 2023 AFC Asian Cup [7] 2–18 February – 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Doha [8] 2–10 February – Artistic swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani founded DFI in 2010 to support the Arab film industry, especially in Qatar, as well as creators abroad. [5] [1] [6] [7] [2] In support of the organisation's mission, Al Remaihi, CEO of DFI beginning in 2014, said: "I believe that film as a medium is strongly related to the rich storytelling tradition of the Arab world."
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The first known cinema in Jordan was the Petra Cinema in 1935. However, it is said that there was a cinema called 'Abu Siyah' in the 1920s and one of the first films it screened were Charlie Chaplin's silent films. [36] As opposed to Egypt and Lebanon, Jordan joined the film industry much later, with their first films being released in the 1950s.