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Summer Media Immersion Program is Opportunity to Work with Miramax Executives and Gain Valuable Entertainment Industry Knowledge  Miramax today announced its Media Immersion Program, a summer internship opportunity for the university-level students of Qatar to work with Miramax executives in the Company’s Los Angeles or London offices.  The goal of the internship is for students to gain considerable experience working in entertainment and media.  The inaugural program, created in partnership with the Doha Film Institute (DFI), will be open to university students of Qatar immediately.  Applications can be accessed via Dohafilminstitute.com/institute/careers/miramax-internship and Miramax.com/careers.   Speaking from the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar, Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax said, “We are tremendously excited to be working with our friends at DFI to implement this new program.  Through this internship, we seek to offer talented and driven young people hands-on experience in entertainment that will contribute to their professional growth.  We are also excited about opportunities to promote our library throughout the region, which we believe will be a great source of creative and business talent in the future.  We very much look forward to welcoming our first intern from Qatar this summer.” Amanda Palmer, Executive Director of DFI said: “Miramax is synonymous with world-class films, and an opportunity to work in a company with such global industry credibility offers any intern an incredible step into the creative industries. This is one of many industry-relevant educational initiatives that DFI offers Qataris who want to be part of building a robust film industry in Qatar, and this one in particular will be focused on understanding the ins and outs of the film business, from a company like Miramax, which continues to evolve and maintain its global positioning.  We are thrilled to be working with Miramax on this initiative; it really is a lifetime opportunity for anyone serious about the film business.”  Participants will experience a fast-paced, entertainment and media-industry work environment, dividing their time across key business areas including: creative development, sales and distribution, digital, and new business development.  Interns will have the opportunity to be coached directly by Miramax’s executive team. Applications for Miramax’s Media Immersion Internship Program are available at Miramax.com [and DohaFilmInstitute.com], with applications due by January 1, 2012.  The selected candidate will be notified by March 1, 2012, and will spend eight weeks during the summer working from Miramax’s offices in either Los Angeles or London.  The Qatar-based candidate will likely be a third or fourth-year university student with strong academic and extracurricular credentials majoring in entertainment, media or business.  Roundtrip airfare, living accommodations and employment compensation during the time of the program will be provided by Miramax.   The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) runs from October 25-29, 2011, in Doha, Qatar.  http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/filmfestival