Its been great to have everyone back gain.
I keep pinching myself that its still happening.
I could not be happier with how it has gone, said DFI CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi.
Hanaa Issa, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Lynne Ramsay and Elia SuleimanEamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images
The Qumra selection traditionally offers a snapshot of whats hot in MENAs independent cinema scene.
Projects taking part in the 2022-23 edition of the lab also participated in Qumra.
This year, more than 50 countries are represented at Qumra, between the projects and industry attendees.
She added that the quality of the projects attending Qumra has risen over the years.
Sometimes, they also now already have sales agents attached, she said.
In the past 10 years, many things have changed in the world of cinema.
There are more new talents, different ways of looking at things, and more open ideas.
Its part of what is happening in the world of cinema in general, he said.
Hassan Alremaihi emphasizes the fact that DFI support for the projects runs both before and after Qumra.
We track all the projects after Qumra and we are in continuous conversations with everybody.
We know what was picked up and who is working with who.
We like to track as much possible so as to learn from the results.
