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  "id": 16603723,
  "title": "Japanese Director Naomi Kawase to Lead Doha Film Festival Jury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/japanese-director-naomi-kawase-to-lead-doha-film-festival-jury",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/japanese-director-kawase-naomi-doha-film-festival-jury-1236931056/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japanese auteur and Cannes regular Naomi Kawase will preside over the main competition jury of the upcoming Doha Film Festival which is set to run Nov. 19-27 in the Qatari capital. Japan’s best-known female film director, Kawase has a close rapport with the Doha Film Institute, having joined its Qumra program mentoring emerging filmmakers in […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Doha Film Festival Unveils 2026 Jury Headed By Naomi Kawase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/doha-film-festival-unveils-2026-jury-headed-by-naomi-kawase",
        "published": "2026-10-26T12:00:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}