Throughout the entirety of the first week in the month of December, the city of Duhok and multiple artists from across the globe will experience a film festival accompanied by the opportunity to watch and connect with the artistic community in the cinematic world. In this artistic event, which is taken place annually, Filmmakers from across the globe share their films and are invited to give insights into their implications within the particular messages they wish to portray.

The Duhok International Film Festival has managed to bring international filmmakers and films from across the globe; be it Germany, France, England, Sweden, and even the ones in neighboring countries such as Iran and Afghanistan. At this particular event, the distribution of awards based on the categories selected will be granted to International feature films and also documentaries, and the rest of the world too with an emphasis on Kurdish feature films and also documentaries. There always is a short film award as well for multiple languages and arts.

The Duhok IFF is a great opportunity for local artists and filmmakers to find professional opinions and to relate to and watch films within the duration of the film festival which takes place between the first of December all the way to the eighth.