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“Baghdad Messi” directed by Sahim Omar Khalifa will be shown on the screen at the opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the "Dohok" international film festival in the "Congress" hall of Dohok University in the city of Dohok in the region of Kurdistan.

According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The movie “Baghdad Messi” directed by Sahim Omar Khalifa is a joint production of Belgium, the Netherlands and the Kurdistan Region, with the presence of this Kurdish cinematographer living in Belgium, as well as Hissen Hassan, Ahmed Mohammed (Hemodi), Roj Hajo, Saman Mustefa, Adil Abdulrahman, Miran Dzey, Mohammed Alghazban, Hashim Shaji, Yakob, Jasim, Ibrahim , ... at the opening ceremony of the 10th Duhok International Film Festival It will be screened in the "Congress" hall of Dohuk University in the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan region.

Specialized workshop of Goethe-Institut, Germany

The German Goethe-Institut under the management of Shamal Sabri, in cooperation with the international film festival "Dohok" and with the aim of anti-crisis development, is organizing four specialized workshops for selected students from all over the country.

"Ebrahim Saeedi", the experienced cinematographer of Mahabad, as part of the fourth edition of the "NUHAT" program of the Goethe-Institut in the tenth edition of the international film festival "Dohok" for selected students from all over the country of Iraq; He organizes specialized workshops and editing masterclasses.

In this specialized course, also "Sahim Omar Khalifa" the professor of the specialized course of directing from Belgium, "Semih Yildiz" of the cinematography course from Turkey, "Hiua Aloji" the professor of the production course from Germany and also "Carmen Gray" Gray is the head of the short film competition jury of the "Kurdish Cinema" section and a journalist from NewZealand, the professor of the fourth course of the NUHAT program of the German "Goethe" Institute.

Presided by Amir Ali Mohammed Tahir and artistic management by the Kurdish director, Shawkat Amin Korki, the 10th round of Duhok International Film Festival is set to be held on 9-16 December, 2023, at Duhok University's congregation hall and the Duhok Mall Cineplex in Duhok, Kurdistan Region. Heralding the motto of "Mother Tongue (Kurdish)," this edition of Duhok will showcase 116 films by directors of different geographical backgrounds, in a variety of formats such as feature films, shorts, and documentaries in the two categories of competition and out-of-competition.