Dubai features
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Yaser Al Neyadi talks 'The Watermelon Club'
Emirati filmmaker talks to William Mullally about shooting on a micro-budget.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Morgan Spurlock talks 'Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!'
The US filmmaker talks to Kaleem Aftab about how the food industry reacted to his award-winning doc Super Size Me.
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Can Palestine ever create its own film industry?
Melanie Goodfellow looks at the impact of several new initiatives that aim to get a better deal for Palestinian filmmakers scattered around the world
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Lynne Ramsay talks 'You Were Never Really Here'
UK writer-director Lynne Ramsay tells Kaleem Aftab about why her first film for six years subverts audience expectations.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Dipesh Jain talks 'In The Shadows'
Dipesh Jain talks to Liz Shackleton about shooting In The Shadows in the walled city of Old Delhi.
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How the high-end TV boom has reached the Middle East
The boom in high-end TV has reached the Middle East, where both original content and local versions of international dramas are in demand.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Nujoom Alghanem talks 'Sharp Tools'
The Emirati filmmaker talks about honoring the late artist Hassan Sharif.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Kamila Andini talks 'The Seen And Unseen'
Kamila Andini tells Liz Shackleton about the local culture behind children’s fable The Seen And Unseen.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Jonas Carpignano talks 'A Ciambra'
Writer-director Jonas Carpignano says the Italian shoot for coming-of-age tale A Ciambra was as intense off-screen as it was on.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Nabil Ayouch talks 'Razzia'
Franco-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch tells Melanie Goodfellow how his latest work Razzia grew out of controversy around his last film Much Loved.
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Arab Talent Focus: Will Disney’s 'Aladdin' open doors for Arab actors in Hollywood?
The Arab industry is hoping Walt Disney’s live-action production of Aladdin is its flying carpet to a whole new world of opportunity and screen identity in Hollywood.
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Dubai Film Festival one on one: Sahim Omar Kalifa talks 'Zagros'
The Kurdish filmmaker tells Liz Shackleton how he explored the migrant experience and the changing role of women in his debut feature Zagros, which screens in DIFF’s Muhr feature competition.
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Ahmed Amer talks mockumentary 'Kiss Me Not' ahead of Dubai premiere
Screen speaks to Egyptian filmmaker ahead of DIFF screening.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2017 profiles: Ahmed Malek, actor (Egypt)
Following breakout roles in Clash and Sheikh Jackson, the Egyptian actor is now attracting international attention.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2017 profiles: Manon Nammour, writer-director (Lebanon)
Top talent are drawn to the short films of this dynamic Lebanese writer-director.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2017 profiles: Maria Zreik, actress (Palestine)
The Palestinian actress tells Melanie Goodfellow about her commitment to breaking stereotypes.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2017 profiles: Marwan Abdullah Saleh, actor (UAE)
The well-known star of the small screen has snagged the lead in a big new local film which could catapult his career to the next level.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2017 profiles: Ayman Al-Shatri, producer-director (Iraq)
The Iraqi producer-director is making award-winning short films that portray the chaotic complexity of life in his home country.
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Dubai International Film Festival 2017 preview
From Hostiles to local Arab drama, this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (December 6-13) is more eclectic than ever.