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Dubai, November 28, 2004 After nearly two years in the making and the combined efforts of more than 400 administrators, programmers, technicians, contractors, advisers and volunteers, the curtain will rise on the first-ever Dubai International Film Festival in eight days. The best of Arab and world Cinema, together with A-list celebrities from East and West,
Films that wowed audiences and industry juries at the Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Edinburgh and Sundance Film Festivals will be screened during the inaugural Dubai International Film Festival, Festival Director and CEO Neil Stephenson said yesterday.
Dubai, November 25, 2004 Dubai Media City today announced that Dubai Duty Free has become the fourth Presenting Sponsor of the first-ever Dubai International Film Festival adding to the strong line-up of corporate sponsors of this prestigious event that will be held from December 6 - 11 at the Madinat Jumeirah, the Arabian Resort - Dubai. DDF
CAIRO - October 10, 2004 The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) was launched in the region today in a special ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel gathering members of the Egyptian film industry. The event included a special tribute to Egyptian cinema personified in two Egyptian movie legends, Omar Sharif and Daoud Abdel Sayed. At





