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'''Amanda Palmer''' holds the creative and strategic mandate for Doha Film Institute (DFI), spearheading an ambitious slate of Middle Eastern and international film initiatives, that support the vision of DFI founder, H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani in launching year-round film education, film financing, production, and building a sustainable film industry in Qatar. |
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'''Amanda Palmer''' is the entertainment editor and presenter of ''48'' and ''The Fabulous Picture Show'' on [[Al Jazeera English]]. |
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Palmer heads the artistic direction and programming team of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), DFI’s annual film event aimed to empower Arab voices and storytelling and provide an international platform to filmmakers from the MENA region to showcase their creativity to a global audience. |
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She studied journalism (BAComm) in [[Sydney]], Australia at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]] before becoming a national reporter for [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]], Australia. |
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Before joining Al Jazeera she worked for [[CNN]], the Associated Press Television Network, and as European foreign correspondent for Channel Seven Australia. |
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Palmer continues to executive produce and present her international film programme ''The Fabulous Picture Show''and the award nominated ''48'' for Al Jazeera English and has also curated two TEDx 'global thinkers' events. |
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Amongst Palmer's high-profile interviews with acclaimed international filmmakers, highlights include; [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Sydney Pollack]], [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Russell Crowe]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|Lord of the Rings]]'' composer [[Howard Shore]] and Oscar-nominated composer [[Dario Marianelli]], Italian award costume designer [[Gabriella Pescucci]], and [[Fernando Meirelles]]. |
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Her tertiary studies in journalism, film and performance launched an international career from Australia to US, UK and the Middle East. Her previous assignments include senior management positions at Channel Seven Australia, CNN and the Associated Press Television Network. |
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In recent years Palmer also travelled to Moscow to interview [[Paul McCartney]] for his first concert performance in Russia, [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] in Venice, [[The Black Eyed Peas]] in Verona, as well as [[Beyonce]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]] and Italian music icons [[Zucchero]] and [[Eros Ramazzotti]]. |
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{{As of|2010}}, Palmer is the Executive Director of the Doha Film Institute. |
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Revision as of 10:37, 21 June 2011
Amanda Palmer holds the creative and strategic mandate for Doha Film Institute (DFI), spearheading an ambitious slate of Middle Eastern and international film initiatives, that support the vision of DFI founder, H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani in launching year-round film education, film financing, production, and building a sustainable film industry in Qatar.
Palmer heads the artistic direction and programming team of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), DFI’s annual film event aimed to empower Arab voices and storytelling and provide an international platform to filmmakers from the MENA region to showcase their creativity to a global audience.
Palmer continues to executive produce and present her international film programme The Fabulous Picture Showand the award nominated 48 for Al Jazeera English and has also curated two TEDx 'global thinkers' events.
Her tertiary studies in journalism, film and performance launched an international career from Australia to US, UK and the Middle East. Her previous assignments include senior management positions at Channel Seven Australia, CNN and the Associated Press Television Network.