The Museum Authority sponsored Takashi Murakami 's EGO exhibit in Doha which ran from 9 February to 24 June 2012 , Damien Hirst 's retrospective at Tate Modern in Spring and Summer 2012 and Hirst 's exhibition Relics , from October 2013 to January 2014 . In July 2013 , in conjunction with Miuccia Prada and the Prada Foundation , QMA launched CURATE , a global search for curatorial talent . Additionally , the Doha Film Institute was established in 2009 which in partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival ( founded by Robert De Niro ) , created the Doha Tribeca Film Festival that ran from 2009 – 2012 . The Doha Film Institute is producing Salma Hayek 's upcoming animated adaptation of Khalil Gibran 's classic novel '' The Prophet '' , with '' Lion King '' director Roger Allers coordinating the process . DFI is also credited as a production company on several other films , including '' Just Like a Woman '' starring Sienna Miller , '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist '' , directed by Mira Nair , which opened the 69th Venice International Film Festival , and Kanye West 's '' Cruel Summer '' – a short film which was shot in Doha and premiered during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . In February 2013 , they announced a $ 100 million feature film fund with Participant Media , a production company founded by billionaire Jeffrey Skoll , who was the first employee and also first president of internet auction firm eBay
69th Venice International Film Festival
69th Venice International Film Festival
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani