Northwestern University, Doha Film Institute Forge New Partnership Agreement

Doha, April 01 (QNA) - Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) and the Doha Film Institute forged a new institutional partnership agreement that will begin with a collaborative study on the media industry in the Middle East. The study is the first initiative under a newly-agreed alliance that will foster joint research projects, event collaboration, workshops, film screenings and master classes, internship and training opportunities as well as panel and conference programs. The study aims to produce both new information and insights made readily available to industry professionals, academics and a general readership in late 2015. Collaboration on the study design will begin in April and likely address the relative scarcity of publicly available data on subjects such as ownership structures, emerging production and distribution models, and the role of government subsidy and legal constraints. The upcoming study will follow the same collaborative model as the Entertainment Media Use in the Middle East. NU-Q will lead the collaborative process by reviewing existing literature and available information, gathering input and specific areas of interest from Doha Film Institute, its own faculty, and other experts, and then collaborating with the Institute on determining the scope and specific areas of inquiry. Results of the collaborative study will be released and made publicly available in late 2015 on a dedicated website and in print form. (QNA)