Doha Film Institute
Made in Qatar
Come celebrate our homegrown talent! Our Made in Qatar screening features a series of short films made right here through the Institute’s Filmmaking Challenge lab series, as well as a look at Al Rayyan’s animated tributes to Qatar National Day 2012.
Qatar National Day marks the historic day in 1878 when Sheikh Jassem bin Mohammed bin Thani, the founder of Qatar, unified the country under one banner. To celebrate Qatar National Day 2012, Al Rayyan Productions created this top-notch animated short, which tells the fantastical tale of a Qatari brother and sister who travel back in time on the prototype of a futuristic train to witness the founding events of the State of Qatar.
Qatar National Day marks the historic day in 1878 when Sheikh Jassem bin Mohammed bin Thani, the founder of Qatar, unified the country under one banner. To celebrate Qatar National Day in 2012, Al Rayyan Productions created this top-notch animated short, which tells the fantastical tale of a Qatari brother and sister who travel back in time on the prototype of a futuristic train to witness the founding events of the State of Qatar.

Credits

Director
Pawel Borowski
Screenwriter
Krzysztof Gureczny, Bartosz Kubera, Piotr Szymanek
Producer
Ricardo Ceballos
Production Company
Al Rayyan Productions
Sales Company
Al Rayyan Productions
Cast
Abdulla Ahmed Abdulla, Nayla Al Mulla, Mohamed Al Muta'ah, Khalid Rabiah, Ahmad Afif

About the Director

Pawel Borowski
Born in Warsaw, Pawel Borowski was educated in painting and film animation at the Academy of Art there. Since his graduation in 1997, he has worked in advertising as a creative director, making more than 30 television commercials and promos. His filmography includes ‘Love Gamestation’ (short; 2001), ‘I Love You’ (short; 2003) and ‘Zero’ (2009).