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This Special edition of The Fabulous Picture Show previews the new Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF runs 29th October -01 November 2009), probably the most anticipated new festival on the international film scene this year. The DTFF balances work from established directors like Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion, Michael Moore, Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers while also showcasing some of the great new filmmakers emerging from the Middle East. This FPS also takes a behind the scenes look at how the DTFF is encouraging fledgling directors in the local Doha community.

Life for a Child film debuted at Tribeca festival, named Best Documentary Short at Cinequest NEW YORK - The award-winning documentary Life for a Child will make its world television debut on the Sundance Channel on World Diabetes Day - Nov. 14, 2009, at 8 p.m. EST/PST. Directed by Academy Award(R) nominee Edward Lachman, the film follows the journeys of children with type 1 diabetes amid the verdant mountains and swarming streets of Nepal, one the world's poorest countries. The children are supported with life-saving medication and care by the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) Life for a Child Program. The Life for a Child film was produced by IDF, the world's leading diabetes advocacy organization, and Eli Lilly and Company, a global leader in diabetes treatment, to raise awareness of the devastating impact of diabetes and increase support for the Life for a Child Program. It will be presented in association with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the world's largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research. Life for a Child premiered in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York in April 2008 and made its European Premiere at the Vienna International Film Festival in the fall of 2008. In March 2009, it was honored as Best Documentary Short at the Cinequest Film Festival in California, and has been screened in more than a dozen countries and six festivals. One of the world's most celebrated cinematographers, Lachman was nominated for an Oscar for cinematography in 2003 for Far From Heaven with Julianne Moore, and has photographed dozens of studio and independent features and documentaries, including Erin Brockovich, A Prairie Home Companion and a historic documentary on Mother Theresa. "I wanted to tell the stories of families who are dealing with the daily struggles of life but then also have to deal with the challenges of diabetes," said Lachman, who directed Life for a Child following work on the critically-acclaimed 2007 feature film I'm Not There, starring Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger. Produced for Eli Lilly and Company

Based on a true story about an 8 year old Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India. Follow us: http://Twitter.com/CineticFilmBuff

Based on a true story about an 8 year old Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India. Follow us: http://Twitter.com/CineticFilmBuff Author: cinetic Keywords: cinetic filmbuff drama border hindu india pakistan ramchand pakistani tribeca middle east doha Added: October 29, 2009

A young Palestinian girl will do whatever it takes to buy a birthday cake. What begins as a simple trip to the bakery turns into a journey that depicts not only the subtle tensions of a politically charged environment, but also illustrates the grief that can result from growing up under occupation.

A young Palestinian girl will do whatever it takes to buy a birthday cake. What begins as a simple trip to the bakery turns into a journey that depicts not only the subtle tensions of a politically charged environment, but also illustrates the grief that can result from growing up under occupation. Author: tribecafilm Keywords: tribeca doha screening room palestine Added: October 26, 2009

Now in his mid-40s, Karim has lived in France since his early teenage years. Now he's returning to Lebanon to transfer the remains of his father, who died during the war, from Beirut to his home village. THE NORTH ROAD was awarded the Best Short Film prize at Tribeca Film Festival 2009.

Based on a true story about an American soldier in Iraq who is torn between his duty to the military and his friendship with his Iraqi interpreter. Official film of Shorts International. Available from iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=277909119&s=143441&uo=6

Now in his mid-40s, Karim has lived in France since his early teenage years. Now he's returning to Lebanon to transfer the remains of his father, who died during the war, from Beirut to his home village. THE NORTH ROAD was awarded the Best Short Film prize at Tribeca Film Festival 2009. Author: tribecafilm Keywords: film short movie tribeca screening room doha Added: October 22, 2009

Based on a true story about an American soldier in Iraq who is torn between his duty to the military and his friendship with his Iraqi interpreter. Official film of Shorts International. Available from iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=277909119&s=143441&uo=6 Author: tribecafilm Keywords: film iraq short movie screening room tribeca doha Added: October 22, 2009