Complete Dubai fest coverage
Dubai -- While arguably the hottest ticket in the region, the Dubai International Film Festival is hardly alone these days. Five years after its launch, Diff is now part of an entire season of Arab film festivals, running from October to December each year.
The latest addition to the scene is a spinoff of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival, which will launch in November in Doha, capital of the oil-rich Saudi state of Qatar. Other newcomers include Abu Dhabi's two-year-old Middle East International Film Festival, which offers filmmakers a shot at several millions of dollars in prize money.
In November, the International Film Festival of Marrakech turned eight years old. Highlights for attendees included a spotlight on British film and dinner with the king.
These upstart players join the oldest film festival in the Middle East, the Cairo International Film Festival, which for much...
Dubai -- While arguably the hottest ticket in the region, the Dubai International Film Festival is hardly alone these days. Five years after its launch, Diff is now part of an entire season of Arab film festivals, running from October to December each year.
The latest addition to the scene is a spinoff of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival, which will launch in November in Doha, capital of the oil-rich Saudi state of Qatar. Other newcomers include Abu Dhabi's two-year-old Middle East International Film Festival, which offers filmmakers a shot at several millions of dollars in prize money.
In November, the International Film Festival of Marrakech turned eight years old. Highlights for attendees included a spotlight on British film and dinner with the king.
These upstart players join the oldest film festival in the Middle East, the Cairo International Film Festival, which for much...
- 12/13/2008
- by By Liza Foreman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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