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The first Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), took place from October 29 to November 1, was probably one of the most anticipated new festival on the international film scene this year.

It has featured 32 films from around the world, with a special emphasis on some of the great new filmmakers emerging from the Middle East.

This special edition of the Fabulous Picture Show is both a preview of the festival itself, and a behind-the-scenes look at how the DTFF is not just showcasing international cinema for four days, but is becoming a year-round cultural institution, dedicated to educating and encouraging the local community to make their own films - to tell their own stories.

While featuring the work of such certified auteurs as Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion, Michael Moore, Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers, DTFF has from the beginning declared a commitment to the exciting new generation of Middle Eastern filmmakers who have been making waves at international festivals this year.

Ali Jaafar, the international editor of Variety, discusses some of the highlights, including Elia Suleiman's The Time That Remains, Raja Amari's Buried Secrets, and a special al fresco presentation of a newly restored version of the 1969 Egyptian classic The Mummy.