[2][3] The festival aims to showcase innovative films of high artistic value with a notable handwriting made throughout the world.
It wishes to create a launch platform for films from Kurdistan, taking the pulse of new tendencies and offering the opportunity to explore a terrain opening up in contemporary filmmaking.
The Duhok IFF's highly acclaimed film programme presents cinema from around the world encompassing a range of topical and universal themes.
The films, from 47 countries, in 38 languages, spanned the Duhok IFF's prestigious competition and popular out-of-competition segments, attracting more than 10,000 in audience attendance.
The competition and awards have raised the profile of the winners and made Duhok IFF a destination to discover the best of the region's cinema.