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Dubai, December 11, 2004 The first Dubai International Film Festival ended on an upbeat note yesterday, with international celebrities and industry executives complimenting DIFF organizers on a promising and successful first Festival, and Festival-goers praising the diversity of cinema brought to these shores for the first time. More than 13,000 people from around the UAE and

Dubai, December 9, 2004 Hot on the heels of successful Festival family films Millions and Polar Express, special effects adventure film Five Children and It will make its Middle East premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival at 8 pm tomorrow (Friday) at the giant outdoor screen built at the Dubai Media City amphitheater. Tickets

Dubai, December 9, 2004 Friday is the last day for the public to see some of the Festival’s most popular films from around the world, Festival organizers said. With only five films showing on Saturday, the last day of the six-day Festival, the weekend is the best time to see acclaimed films people may not

Dubai, December 9, 2004 At least three Festival films and a series of shorts screening at the Dubai International Film Festival shine a light on the current Palestinian situation, with both international and Arab filmmakers investigating different aspects of the conflict. Two of the most acclaimed Festival films – Wall, the French study of Israel’s West