............. NEWSLETTER N° 495: february 4, 2011 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly The Berlin edition of the IFFS Festival Summit 2011 Bruno Chatelin, your editor, will co chair the Berlin edition 2011. ...
Season's greeting to all our friends on the festival circuit! I thank you for the warm and encouraging messages around my candidacy for President of uniFrance, Thanks for your support : results in the next newsletter!. Bruno Chatelin Support Bruno Chatelin running for President at uniFrance and discover his program Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly Contact the Editor, Advertise with us This weekly ...
Oman's Muscat Festival kicks off today and expects over two million visitors by the time the fest ends on 24th February 2011. Events include a Fashion Week, Tour of Oman cycle race (which will feature over 120 of the best names from the Tour de France. ) a food fest and the Extreme Sailing World Championships.
As part of the Muscat Festival playback singer, Sonu Nigam and the actress Lara Dutta will take to the stage on 10th February 2011. Indian superstar Shah Rukh K...
It would seem that Peter Weir's latest film, 'The Way Back' (2010) is making its own journey and 'Way Back' from
Weir's homeland in Australia to Dubai where it premiered in the Middle East last month and now to its North American
premier at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2011. It's certainly making its way across the globe. While
it has received mixed reviews and an undecided audience opinion, it seems to be fighting its way beyond negative
popular opinion in its ubiq...
me and Peter Weir at 2011 PSIFF...from Dubai to PS!
Dont forget to check out all my entries on the Dubai International Film Festival page!
truly a favorite!
news from the DIFF 2011!
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............. NEWSLETTER N° 491: January 7, 2011 Season's greeting to all our friends on the festival circuit! Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly Contact the Editor, Advertise with us Thi...
closing night in Dubai, me with Getty boys Brian and Andrew
Colin Farrell speaks
Dubai International Film Festival hosts public conversation with leading actor Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell, the star of In
Bruges, Phone Booth and Minority Report, has legions of fans across the
world, and had earlier walked the red carpet at DIFF along with the cast
of ‘The Way Back,’ including Jim Sturgess (Heartless, 21, The Other
Boleyn Girl), Ed Harris (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Appaloosa),
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Colourful closing ceremony of DIFF telecast live exclusively on Abu Dhabi Emarat Channel
Highlights of the finale of DIFF
2010 include the Festival’s honouring of its 2010 Lifetime Achievement
Honourees; and the presentation of the 2010 Muhr Arab, Muhr Asia Africa
and Muhr Emirati Awards. The live telecast also covered the red
carpet ceremony attended by international celebrities and stars
from the Arab world and the UAE.
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What a gorgeous day this was!
The final day in Dubai at DIFF 2010
Vanessa McMahon in Dubai
Colin Farrell on panel in Dubai at DIFF on 19 Dec, 2010
Colin Farrell on panel in Dubai at DIFF on 19 Dec, 2010
Dubai International Film Festival hosts public conversation with leading actor Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell, the star of In
Bruges, Phone Booth and Minority Report, has legions of fans across the world, and had earlier walked the red carpet at DIFF along with the cast of ‘The Way Back,’ including Jim Sturgess (Heartless, 21, The Other Boleyn Girl), Ed Harris (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Appaloosa), Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, City of...
DIFF 2010 ‘Cultural Bridge Day' on Dec. 16 promotes intercultural dialogue through cinema
The ‘Cultural Bridge Day' opened with the screening of Egyptian director Hesham Issawi's Cairo Exit, a powerful account of life in contemporary Cairo about two star-crossed lovers. The film shines the spotlight on the social and cultural taboos that riddle the city's diverse population.
Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director, Dubai International Film Festival, said: &quo...
Thursday December 16, Egyptian film 'Cairo Exit' held its premier at DIFF 2010.
Cast and crew were present to attend screening.
‘Cairo Exit' features actors Maryhan, Mohammed Ramadan and Sanna Muzian, and director Hesham Issawi.
French superstar Catherine Deneuve joined 'Cairo Exit' team on the red carpet and at the premier.
'Cairo Exit', a film that the director Hesham Issawi described as being a very difficult film to make but its professional and talented cast ...
Creative DIFF 2010 posters blanket the red carpet and the entire luxury hotel strip
in Dubai.
Red carpet gala of ‘The Way Back’
(Dec. 15) at the Dubai International Film Festival
Celebrities who attended were Colin Farrell (In Bruges, Phone Booth, Minority Report)
Ed Harris (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Appaloosa), Jim Sturgess (Heartless, 21, The Other Boleyn Girl), Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, City of Ember, The Lovely Bones), Mark Strong, Dragoş Bucur, and Gustaf Skarsgård.
The film is an Exclusive Media Group, National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation...
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Renowned actor Colin Firth, the star of the opening film of the seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), The King’s Speech, interacted with visitors to the festival at the ‘In Conversation’ session. It followed the actor being presented with the Variety ‘International Star of the Year’ Award today (Monday, Dec. 13) at the First Group Theatre, Madinat Jumeirah, from 4 to 5pm.
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Industry buyers at DIFF will have one of the strongest repertoires of films to choose from including 103 films screened at DIFF, 43 films from the Gulf Film Festival, and 78 Filmmart-recommended films. The line-up includes 23 world premieres, 6 international Premieres, 37 Middle East premieres, and 21 GCC premieres.
Ziad Yaghi, Director, Dubai Filmmart, said the trading and distribution platform has grown considerably over the past years by successfully accomplishing distribution deals fo...
The award introduced in 2009, is aimed at encouraging and promoting films that address human rights issues. At DIFF 2010, 10 films will vie for the honours.
Judging the submissions for the HRFN award is Kebour Genna of the Addis International Film Festival; Taco Ruighaver, Director, the Movies that Matter Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Syrian filmmaker Sawsan Darwaza, whose films depict the harsh realities of life in strife-torn areas of the Middle East yet with a powerful messag...
Screening on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 10 pm at Cinestar 9, Mall of the Emirates (MoE), is director Shuchen Tan’s ‘Baghdad Film School.’ The film is about Iraqi born filmmakers Maysoon Pachachi and Kasim Abid who developed the challenging idea to open up the first independent film school in Iraq. With a car loaded with video equipment, they undertook their dangerous journey from Amman to Baghdad and in March 2004 they opened up the doors of their school. Their mission was to give a voice to ...
Colin Firth interacted with public at ‘In Conversation' session at DIFF 2010Renowned actor Colin Firth, the star of the opening film of the seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), The King’s Speech, interacted with visitors to the festival at the ‘In Conversation’ session. It followed the actor being presented with the Variety ‘International Star of the Year’ Award (Monday, Dec. 13) at the First Group Theatre, Madinat Jumeirah. Shivani Pandya, DIFF Managing Director, sai...
