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DIFF shortlists 4 for IWC Filmmaker AwardThe Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen have revealed a shortlist of four talented Gulf filmmakers for the sixth IWC Filmmaker Award. The award will be presented during the More… |
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Diff365 expands line-up with film on New YorkDu-powered Diff365@Vox, an independent cinema initiative of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), has revealed the latest addition to its global line-up, Andrew Rossi’s non-fiction, “The First Monday in May”. More… |
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Dubai Film Connection opens submissionsSubmissions are now open for the Dubai Film Connection (DFC), the co-production market for Arab filmmaker’s part of the Dubai Film Market (DFM), the business counterpart of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). The DFC, More… |
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Emirati director wins big at Dubai film festEmirati director Layla Kaylif has won the IWC Filmmaker Award at the 12th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) held recently in Dubai. Kaylif was recognised for her project titled ‘The Letter Wr More… |
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Etihad becomes main partner of Zurich Film FestivalEtihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has become one of the main partners of the Zurich Film Festival, which takes place from September 24 to October 4. The sponsorship deal will see Etihad Airways’ brand prominen More… |
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Dublin to host first Arabic film festivalIreland is getting ready to host the inaugural Dublin Arabic Film Festival next month (May 8 - 11), which takes place at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin. Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, The Dublin Arabic Film Festival (D More… |
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DFI, Italy film fest partner to back new filmmakersDoha Film Institute (DFI) has entered into a new colloboration with Italy’s Giffoni Film Festival to support emerging filmmakers and develop cinema appreciation among youth of the country. With the new Ajyal Film Festival fo More… |
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GFF to honour veteran Mohammed JaberThe Gulf Film Festival (GFF) 2013 will honour Kuwaiti stage and film actor, writer and arts administrator Mohammed Jaber, a fixture of the artistic scene in Kuwait and the wider GCC for over 50 years. More… |
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Arab Spring in spotlight at Cannes festThe 'Arab Spring' is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the big screen, one year after political upheaval in Libya and Egypt. While both films deal with contempor More… |
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Qatari student wins nomination at film festTwo films produced by students of the Northwestern University in Qatar were nominated in the “Promising Films” category at the 8th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival, which concluded in Doha yesterday. Last summer, NU-Q sen More… |
