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NewsAcademy partners with DIFF
Delegation from AMPAS to attend the film festival in Dubai and present a series of events.
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NewsOmar to open tenth Dubai film festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, December 6-14), which celebrates its tenth edition this year, will pay tribute to Arab cinema by opening with Hany Abu Assad’s Omar.
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NewsAjyal youth fest reveals industry line-up
Industry programmes to focus on the impact of media on young audiences.
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NewsAmerican Hustle to close Dubai fest
David O. Russell’s American Hustle has been selected for the closing night gala of the 10th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which runs December 6-14.
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NewsDubai Film Connection unveils projects
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the 16 projects that will take part in its annual co-production market Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsAjyal unveils Made in Qatar line-up
Doha’s youth festival to showcase Qatari filmmakers; unveils competition titles.
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NewsRefn to host Marrakech masterclass
Other masterclasses to be held by Dumont, Gray, Kiarostami and philosopher Debray.
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NewsMiyazaki's Wind Rises to open Ajyal
Spirited Away director’s “last film” to open the Doha-backed youth festival.
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NewsADFF awards Emirates, Shorts prizes
Young female filmmakers took home the lions share of awards in Emirates and International Shorts competitions of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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NewsADFF: Arabs are the new ‘Red Scare’
Tunisian director Ferid Boughedir addressed Hollywood’s depiction of the Middle East at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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NewsArab spring film wins at Jihlava
Arab spring compilation wins Jihlava’s main award; Best Czech film for HBO-backed doc
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NewsKhan: India needs perception shift
Life of Pi actor Irrfan Khan has added further criticism of India’s submission to the Oscars – and revealed he wants to make a film based around music.
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NewsMiddle East needs to grow infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s locations panel also talks about importance of international shoots for training local crews.
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NewsAmritraj predicts Arab film boom
In a talk at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Hyde Park Entertainment CEO Ashok Amritraj talks about growing global opportunities and also laments the lack of talent nurturing at US studios and agencies.
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NewsADFF opens with Forest Whitaker award
Life of Crime, co-produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, is presented as opening-night gala for festival’s seventh edition.
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NewsMobile start-up scoops ADMS prize
An innovative service that provides people with emergency mobile phone credit was the winner of an Orange-backed competition for start-up businesses at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsSalbi encourages voices of young Arab women
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International and Nida’a Network, talked about the important role of women in the Middle East, at the closing day of the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsDoha launches first Ajyal Youth FF
Event will include education, screenings, panels and workshops.
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NewsMENA digital prospects 'immense'
The opportunity to build successful digital businesses in the Middle East is ‘immense’ if companies can overcome finance and talent issues according to a group of venture capitalists in the region.