Robert De Niro Takes Film Festival to Qatar

11/24/2008
Kristin Hunt
De Niro and others plan to expand their Tribeca Film Festival abroad.

Robert De Niro and the other founders of the TriBeCa Film Festival are partnering with the Qatar Museums Authority to create a similar festival in Doha.

"We hope that film will . . . play a role in bridging cultures closer together," De Niro said in a statement on Sunday.

The TriBeCa Film Festival Doha will be a celebration of Arab cinema and culture, the New York Times says. It will feature about 40 films and is scheduled for November 10-14, 2009. The festival will be held at the Museum of Islamic Art and theaters around the city.

"The Tribeca Film Festival Doha is destined to become a major annual event in world cinema," Museum of Islamic Arts chief Abdullah al-Najjar said.

De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff founded the TriBeCa Film Festival after the 9/11 attacks in an attempt to revitalize the titular TriBeCa area of Manhattan, according to the BBC.

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