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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 16:20
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Dubai International Film Festival opens
Dubai, Dec 13, 2010 (WAM) H.H. Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, opened this evening the seventh edition of Dubai International Film Festival 2010 which will run through December 19.
Attending the opening ceremony were HH Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade and a crowd of leaders of the Arab and international movies industry.
The Festival confirmed its credentials as the leading festival of the Arab world, Africa and Asia, unveiling a line-up of 157 films from 75 countries including an outstanding array of contemporary Arab cinema, a robust competition segment, a film market growing from strength to strength and enhanced access for the public.
Among its roster of films from South America to Taiwan and Sweden to South Africa, the December 12 to 19 Festival features 41 world premieres - a 30% growth from last year - 13 international premieres, 58 Middle East premieres and 32 Gulf premieres, and a host of A-list talent. Nearly half the DIFF 2010 films - 70 - are by or about Arab people, subjects and places.
Heading this year's celebrity line-up are celebrated actor, director and activist Sean Penn, who will receive the DIFF 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
Attending the opening ceremony were HH Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade and a crowd of leaders of the Arab and international movies industry.
The Festival confirmed its credentials as the leading festival of the Arab world, Africa and Asia, unveiling a line-up of 157 films from 75 countries including an outstanding array of contemporary Arab cinema, a robust competition segment, a film market growing from strength to strength and enhanced access for the public.
Among its roster of films from South America to Taiwan and Sweden to South Africa, the December 12 to 19 Festival features 41 world premieres - a 30% growth from last year - 13 international premieres, 58 Middle East premieres and 32 Gulf premieres, and a host of A-list talent. Nearly half the DIFF 2010 films - 70 - are by or about Arab people, subjects and places.
Heading this year's celebrity line-up are celebrated actor, director and activist Sean Penn, who will receive the DIFF 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
