The fifth edition of the Gulf Film Festival will be held from April 10 to 16, at the InterContinental Hotel, Crowne Plaza, and Grand Festival Cinemas at Dubai Festival City.

The event will screen shorts, documentaries and feature films in three categories including the Gulf Competition for professional and student filmmakers, International Competition for short films, and multiple out-of-competition segments including an ‘In Focus’ segment and a children’s cinema segment .

Cinema aficionados can also take part in master classes led by industry veterans, nightly industry discussions, forums and other special events.

All films are free and open to the public. Although some events may require registration.

The Gulf Film Festival is supported by the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and held in association with Dubai Studio City. Emirates Airline is the presenting sponsor of the festival. – TradeArabia News Service