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For the love of Pi
Mon Dec 10, 2012
Pashma Manglani meets the young talent from DIFF’s Opening Night Gala Film
Kurdish Calling
Mon Dec 10, 2012
After premiering at the Stockholm International Film Festival, BEKAS gets set to conquer the world. From a prize-winning graduation short film, Karzan Kader’s Kurdish-language film BEKAS will have its international premiere at DIFF tonight. Kader will walk the red carpet with producer Sandra Harms and the child actors Zamand Taha and Sarwar Fazil.
Meet the Programmers: Sheila Whitaker
Sun Dec 2, 2012
Take the plunge – don’t just watch the films you know you like, but choose one or two from left field.
FILMMART
Thu Nov 29, 2012
Filmmart, the festival’s sales and acquisitions platform, will once again welcome more than 240 companies and 1,500 sales agents, distributors, producers, film-makers and TV buyers from the region and beyond. Located within the Market, Filmmart is the leading marketplace for Arab, Asian and African films. This year, Cinetech, Filmmart’s digital video library will feature more than 350 films. Selected titles will include films from the DIFF programme, the 2012 Gulf Film Festival, Market Recommended Titles, a selection from the Venice International Film Festival and Enjaaz supported Works in Progress. Cinetech allows viewers to contact sales agents, request screeners and above all, acquire films. Sales agents attending DIFF with a film in the festival’s programme have the added advantage of presenting up to a maximum of 3 films in Cinetech. For further information click here. http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/industry/dubai-film-market/filmmart/
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and the Dubai International Film Festival Announce a Partnership
Thu Nov 29, 2012
Beirut, November 4, 2012 - The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) announced today a partnership for the festival’s upcoming ninth edition taking place December 9th - 16th, 2012. The partnership comes at the outcome of an extensive dialogue between the two parties on the basis of their shared objectives in supporting Arab cinema, embracing new talents and promoting the film industry from the Arab world.
South Mediterranean Film Distribution Network General Meeting
Thu Nov 29, 2012
Euromed Audiovisual will organize the first General Meeting of a new South Mediterranean film distribution network in Filmmart during the Dubai International Film Festival. On the agenda for the meeting, the elected board will present the network's objectives that will be held on December 10th 2012. The network hopes to be able to lobby national and international institutions to support distribution of films; to share information and know-how between members; to promote national cinematographies in and outside the Arab region; and to conduct research and set up a permanent think tank to study the Arab film industry.
RED CARPET TRENDS BY HARVEY NICHOLS - DUBAI
Wed Nov 28, 2012
From the catwalk to the DIFF Red Carpet, Harvey Nichols - Dubai brings you the hottest selection of evening gowns, accessories and fine jewellery to inspire you this Fall season
DIFF Statement
Wed Nov 28, 2012
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) embraces the theme of “bridging cultures, meeting minds”, providing a forum for people from different cultures regardless of their race or religion and respects their innate right to have an opinion and express it, whether via the medium of cinema or any form of communication. This is reflected in the choice of films seen, celebrated and supported by the festival. When DIFF received a number of Syrian film submissions, including those produced by The National Film Organization, they were initially regarded as projects with their own discourse, statements, ideas and visions aiming to shed light on the current Syrian reality whose films, illustrate various approaches to the situation in the region. However, we cannot ignore that the directors of Mariam, My Last Friend and The Lover signed the “Syrian Filmmakers’ Statement”, issued in May 2011, which called for reformation under the leadership of the president of the republic, and have not retracted their support. Therefore, in light of the tragic ongoing situation that the people of Syria face every day and, in accordance with the politics of the UAE in advocating the Syrian people and their ambitions, we cannot justify celebrating these films. Dubai International Film Festival
