Naomi Kawase to Lead Jury at Second Doha Film Festival
The Japanese director heads a five-member jury that will pick winners from a 15-film international competition at the festival, which runs November 19 to 27.
Japanese director Naomi Kawase will head the jury of the main international competition at the second Doha Film Festival, the festival announced. The jury will choose the winners from a 15-film international line-up, according to Deadline.
Kawase is joined on the panel by French Tunisian actor Adam Bessa, Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha, Italian documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi and Palestinian filmmaker and artist Kamal Aljafari.
The second edition of the festival runs from November 19 to 27. Fatma Hassan Alremaihi is CEO of the Doha Film Institute and Director of the Doha Film Festival.
Background
Kawase won the Caméra d'Or for her debut feature Suzaku and the Grand Prix at Cannes for The Mourning Forest in 2007. Rosi's Sacro GRA became the first documentary to win Venice's Golden Lion in 2013, and his Fire at Sea took the Golden Bear in 2016. Aljafari's With Hasan in Gaza received Best Artistic Achievement at the Doha Film Festival. The Doha Film Festival expands on the DFI's long-running Ajyal festival.
Quick answers
When does the second Doha Film Festival take place?
The festival runs from November 19 to 27.
Who is on the main international competition jury?
The jury is headed by Naomi Kawase and includes Adam Bessa, Dora Bouchoucha, Gianfranco Rosi and Kamal Aljafari.
How many films are in the international competition?
The jury will pick winners from a 15-film international line-up.