Doha, November 15 (QNA) - The Doha Film Festival, organized by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) from November 19 to 27, will present a diverse program of community screenings reflecting the Institute's commitment to celebrating cinematic heritage and making the film experience accessible to diverse audiences.

A major highlight this year is the launch of DFF Classics, a new programme celebrating the enduring artistic and culturally significant cinema with landmark films restored in partnership with the World Cinema Foundation and Doha Film Institute. The initiative brings restored historically important films back to the big screen to share with contemporary audiences cinematic treasures that have shaped world cinema.

The first edition of the programme features the acclaimed The Battle of Algiers (1966) by Gillo Pontecorvo, which won Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and Shadi Abdel Salam’s The Night of Counting the Years (1969), widely regarded as a defining work of Egyptian and Arab cinema.

Screening with audio description, sign-language interpretation and enhanced subtitles, DFF’s Inclusive Screening, presented in partnership with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and with support of Katara Studios features Hassan Hadi’s acclaimed film The President’s Cake, as part of the Institute’s commitment to making cinema accessible to audiences of all abilities.

The 2026 Doha Film Festival is supported by numerous partners and sponsors, bringing together filmmakers, audiences, and industry figures from the region and globally to celebrate authentic storytelling and prominent voices in international cinema. (QNA)