www.ted.com Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country's identity -- and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world. As she says "We don't want to be all the same, but we do want to und...
Future Cities-Doha, Jan 2012
qatarolympicEverywoman talks to Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, about the importance of education and literacy and looks at how teenage boys in Denmark cope with growing up.
From the $250mn purchase of Cezanne's The Card Players to investment in Takashi Murakami's Ego exhibit - first in Versailles and now Doha - Qatar's elite are spending hundreds of millions of in making the country a world-class destination.
aljazeeraenglishWatch Red Carpet arrivals and interviews at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. Celebrities include Robert De Niro, Kevin Spacey, Salma Hayek, Yosra, Stéphane Rolland, Latifa, Ahmed Ahmed, Lebleba, Ragaa El Gedawy, Basma, Julian Schnabel, Nabeela Abeid, Adel Imam, and Mira Nair.
howcastpartybuildersTribeca Cofounder Craig Hatkoff explains in this Party Builders bonus material how the festival expanded to the Middle East thanks to Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the daughter of Qatar's emir. Art promotes understanding and respect for other cultures, Hatkoff says, and nowh...
howcastpartybuildersThus Middle East meets West at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, now in its second year. The super-cool New York Tribeca film festival, was set up by De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in the aftermath of 9/11. After an internship at the festival in 2006, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Kh...
At the awards HH Sheikha Hanadi Bint Nasser Bin Khaled Al Thani kindly awarded three outstanding women, two from Qatar and one from Palestine with the first 21st Century Leaders Unsung Hero Awards.
21stcenturyleadersIn this interview with Party Builders, Hamida Al-Kuwari, assistant producer in the Doha Film Institute's education department, discusses her work in community and student outreach and the challenges of building a national film industry from scratch. An aspiring director and screenwriter, Al-Kuwar...
In this Party Builders clip, watch gorgeous footage of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Although Qatar was populated as early as 4000 BCE, Doha is a thoroughly modern city, filled with skyscrapers and an eclectic mix of contemporary architecture, right on the Persian Gulf. Since Qatar's building ...
howcastpartybuildersFamed artist and film director Julian Schnabel discusses how the Doha Tribeca Film Festival breaks down boundaries and provides opportunities in this bonus material from Party Builders. Schnabel, director of "Before Night Falls," "Miral," and other movies, likens the festival to Joseph Beuys' Kun...
howcastpartybuildersSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been known for his vast charitable donations. On May 19, 2007, he announced plans to give $US100m to set up the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, an educational foundation in the Middle East, one of the largest charitable donations in history.[13...
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival is all about the power of changing ideas through the universal experience of cinema. Watch the intricate preparations come together for this massive event as the team navigates religious and cultural differences and accommodates restrictions on alcohol. And don't mi...
howcastpartybuildersDe niro in Doha Qatar Film Festival Thus Middle East meets West at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, now in its second year. The super-cool New York Tribeca film festival, was set up by De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in the aftermath of 9/11. After an internship at the festival in 2006, ...
noumediaproIn this Party Builders bonus material, travel from Doha into the Qatari desert with Hazem Naffa, a local safari guide. Experience dune bashing, or off-roading over sand dunes, where if you lose your nerve for even just a second, you're in trouble. Party Builders shows you beautiful shots of mount...
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