The inaugural Doha Film Festival in Qatar wrapped on Friday with the award for best feature film in the International Feature Film Competition going to Guillermo Galoe ’s “Sleepless City.”

The film, which had its world premiere in Cannes’ Critics’ Week, is set on the outskirts of Madrid, where 15-year-old Tonino’s world unravels as his best friend prepares to leave, challenging his understanding of home, friendship and the gypsy legends that shaped his childhood.

The audience award for a film in the section went to Suzannah Mirghani’s “Cotton Queen.” The film premiered in Venice Critics’ Week and won best film at Thessaloniki Film Festival. It follows teenage Nafisa who becomes the center of a power struggle over genetically modified seeds to determine the future of her village in Su

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