Organised under the patronage of Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman, Al Jazeera Media Network Board, the festival will take place from November 26 to 29 at the Ritz-Carlton Doha.

With the theme ‘Horizons’, this year’s festival received 920 entry forms and 775 films, out of which 147 were shortlisted which include 30 long, 50 medium, 47 short and 20 new horizon films.