It emanated from a collaboration between the Doha Film Institute and Tribeca Enterprises.[13] Celebrities such as Robert De Niro, Salma Hayek, Adel Emam, Mira Nair, and Kevin Spacey attended the festivals.[14] The festivals and premieres took place in Katara[15] every year as well as The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha[16] in 2012.