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Dubai unveils Cinema Of The World titles
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the first tranche of titles to play in its Cinema Of The World Section.
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DIFF strengthens Venice ties
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) teams with Venice for a second year to showcase new directors and producers from the Middle East.
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Former LFF director Sheila Whitaker dies
Sheila Whitaker, former director of the London Film Festival and director of international programs for the Dubai International Film Festival, has died.
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Dubai reveals dates for 2013 fest
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced their 2013 dates and revealed figures of “its most successful edition” to date.
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Wide Management sells Zabana! to Cinecitta Luce
Cinecittà Luce has acquired Italian rights to Algerian Saïd Ould-Khelifa’s Zabana!, a contender in Dubai’s Muhr Arab feature competition, from French sales company Wide Management.
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Life Of Pi, Sapphires to bookend Dubai film festival
Ang Lee’s The Life Of Pi will open this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on December 9, while Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires will close the eight-day event.
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Dubai fest to mark Indian Cinema centenary
The Dubai International Film Festival’s ‘Celebration of India’ will mark 100 years of cinema from the region.
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DIFF unveils line-up for co-production market
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the 15 projects selected for this year’s co-production market, Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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Dubai film festival unveils Muhr AsiaAfrica titles
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the first batch of titles that will compete for its Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards, including Brillante Mendoza’s Thy Womb and Wang Bing’s award-winning documentary San Zimei - Three Sisters.
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Dubai festival works with Arab British Centre, ICA on Middle Eastern showcase
The Arab British Centre and the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) are collaborating to create a showcase that raises awareness of the diversity andvibrancy of Middle Eastern film.
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Dubai International Film Festival will host cinematic innovation summit
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will be the site of what is being billed as “the world’s first summit dedicated entirely to the future of cinematic innovation”.
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Tatsumi, Habibi scoop Dubai film festival awards
Eric Khoo’s Tatsumi was awarded with best film in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 7-14), while Susan Youssef’s Habibi took best film in the Muhr Arab section.
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Women directors take top prizes at Dubai Film Connection
Two projects from women directors – Katia Jarjoura’s The Eye Of The Devil and Najwa Najjar’s [pictured] Eyes Of A Thief – were presented with DIFF awards at this year’s Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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Peter Weir to head DIFF Muhr Arab Features jury
Weir’s last feature The Way Back, was featured in DIFF’s Cinema of the World section in 2010.
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DIFF announces Arabian Nights line-up
The Dubai Film Festival has unveiled half of its Arabian Nights line-up, which will feature five world premieres and 13 Middle East premieres.
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8th Dubai Film Festival unveils line-up
A.R. Rahman is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award; DIFF to shine the spotlight on German films.
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Dubai Film Market selects 12 upcoming Arab titles for funding
The post production fund, Enjaaz, will support fiction features and documentaries from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan
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Dubai Film Festival 2011 to offer German focus
Dubai festival partners with the Goethe-Institut, German Films and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg among others.
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Al Gethami wins Dubai's Young Journalist Award
Sarah Al Gethami, a Saudi student at Dubai’s Middlesex University, won the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award.
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Johnnie To, Asif Kapadia amongst Dubai jurors
They will join fellow film-makers and industry experts to judge the Muhr Awards at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival; 75 films to compete across three sections.