The 6th Ajyal Film Festival will celebrate Qatar – Russia Year of Culture Qatar 2018 with the screening of six “Made in Russia” short films, which present a fascinating insight into the country’s filmmaking trends, culture and people, it was announced.
Ajyal, Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) annual cinema event, will take place from November 28 to December 3 at Katara – the Cultural Village.
“Made in Russia” will screen on November 30 from 8pm at the Ajyal Stage at Katara Esplanade, and includes a selection of short Russian narrative and documentary films.
This follows the success of the DFI’s “Made in Qatar” screening earlier this year at the VII Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum in Russia, in partnership with the Qatar’s Ministry of Culture and Sports.
“The ‘Made in Russia’ showcase at Ajyal marks Qatar – Russia Year of Culture Qatar, and the significant cultural interaction between our countries,” said DFI chief executive Fatma Hassan al-Remaihi, who is also the Ajyal festival director.
“We have placed the focus on the work of up-and-coming Russian directors that will stimulate dialogue among young filmmakers as well as audiences and drive a deeper understanding of Russian cinema – a country that has gifted the world with some of the finest classics and bold new filmmaking statements,” she added.
Curated by Alexei Medvedev, the “Made in Russia” programme films are: *The Hymns of Muscovy (2018) by Dimitri Venkov, *The Return of Erkin (2015) by Maria Guskova, *Aquathlon (2018) by Alexey Shabarov, *What a Pest (2018) by Svetlana Chernikova, *Hide and Seek (2018) by Anastasia Ostapenko, and *The First Thunder (2017) by Anastasia Melikhova.
Tickets for Ajyal screenings are priced QR25 for general screening.
Tickets are available for purchase 24 hours a day at http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/filmfestival/ticketinformation, or in-person at Ajyal FNAC ticket outlets (located at Doha Festival City and Lagoona Mall), or from the Ajyal Katara Main Box Office in Katara Building 12.
A scene from Maria Guskova’s *The Return of Erkin.
