Doha Film Festival Announces Esteemed National and Global Cultural and Corporate Partners
Doha, Qatar, 01 November 2025: Doha Film Institute is joining forces with distinguished national and global partners to realise the vision of Doha Film Festival (DFF) from November 20-28, 2025.
Bringing together a dynamic network of organisations that champion innovation, storytelling, and cultural connection, the festival’s partnerships reflect Qatar’s growing role as a hub for creative collaboration and a bridge between the Arab world and the international arts community.
Among the local partners, leading national entities and cultural organizations are joining forces to celebrate the spirit of creativity and community that defines DFF. The festival also welcomes the support of international partners from across the global creative industries who share DFI’s commitment to diversity in storytelling and its belief in cinema’s power to connect people beyond boundaries. These strategic alliances will play a vital role, enhancing audience experiences, supporting storytellers and fostering a vibrant platform for dialogue.
Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Festival Director and CEO of DFI, said: “Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do at Doha Film Institute. The support of our partners — from Qatar and around the world — strengthens our collective vision to make Doha Film Festival a space where creativity flourishes, ideas are exchanged, and culture becomes a bridge between nations. Our partners, old and new, are important co-authors of this exciting new chapter in our creative journey, ensuring our stories are heard far and wide. Their engagement embodies the shared belief that cinema is a universal language capable of inspiring empathy, dialogue, and transformation.”
Continuing a long-standing relationship with Doha Film Institute, Katara joins as Cultural Partner, providing the backdrop to the festival’s key moments. Media City Qatar I Film Committee is on board as a Principal Partner, and Visit Qatar as Strategic Partner, reflecting a unified commitment to nurturing Qatar’s creative industries.
Rosewood Doha joins the festival as Signature Partner along with Qatari Diar and Lusail City. Contributing Partners include Museum of Islamic Art; Qatar Museums; Years of Culture; Old Doha Port; Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra; Qatar Airways as Official Airlines Partner and Msheireb Museums as Contributing Educational Partner.
Design Doha comes on board as the Design Partner, with important contributions to the festival’s success provided by Supporting Partners Hamad International Airport, VOX Cinemas and Snoonu.
Media Partners for DFF 2025 include Al-Araby 2 as Official Broadcast Partner; Al-Araby Al-Jadeed; Al-Jazeera 360; Deadline; I Love Qatar; Screen International; TOD and Variety. Qommunication returns as Social Media Partner.
Friends of the Festival include Aldo Coppola; College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad bin Khalifa University; French Embassy in Qatar; Katara Studios; ; Qatar Red Crescent Society; West Bay Beach (WBB), as well as Geekdom Partners Art of Cardz; Gamers Station and Store974.
Taking place from 20–28 November 2025, Doha Film Festival (DFF) represents the bold next chapter in Doha Film Institute’s mission to nurture regional talent and champion urgent and authentic stories in cinema.
The festival will transform iconic locations across Doha, including Katara Cultural Village, Msheireb Downtown Doha, and the Museum of Islamic Art, into vibrant hubs of cultural exchange, bringing together filmmakers, storytellers, and audiences from every corner of the globe, to reaffirm art’s power to inspire, to unite, and to spotlight voices that deepen our shared understanding.
Designed to reflect the diversity and ambition of the region through a wide selection of films, inspiring conversations and engaging events, DFF will provide a truly meaningful shared cultural experience in Doha. For more information, visit www.dohafilm.com.
