5th Dubai International Film Festival December
11 - 18, 2008
Call
for entrysubmission Closed
Dubai
International Film Festival December 11 - 18, 2008
CONTACT INFO
Dubai
International Film Festival
Dubai Media City
POBox 53777
United Arab Emirates
Tel : 9714 391-4632
Fax : 9714 391-4632
Festival Management His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Patron, Dubai International Film Festival
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Chairman of the Board, Dubai International Film Festival
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Chairman, Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority
Ahmed Bin Byat
Director General, Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority
Shivani Pandya, Managing Director
Massoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director Mahsa Motamedi, Director of Marketing and Sponsorship Simon Field, International Artistic Director
Dan Butkovich, Festival Development Director
Press
contact: Chris Paton Programming committee
Masoud Amralla Al Ali; Noah Cowan; Uma da Cunha; Hannah Fisher
Lucia Rikaki; Sheila Whitaker; Antonia Carver; Tony Sloman
Mohamed Maklouf ; Claudia Landsberger
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By embracing many of the world’s cultures, Dubai International Film
Festival (DIFF) has anchored itself firmly in the world of international
festivals. Home to over 200 nationalities, Dubai is a meeting point for
people around the world.
DIFF has
positioned itself as one of the world’s premier showcases for discovering
state-of-the-art Arab filmmaking, while it continues to the show a wide
selection of international films to its local audiences.
We hope
that our festival can serve to facilitate a constructive global discourse
on important world issues, using the medium of film.”
“DIFF
is an event that incorporates the entire city, from local artists to local
businesses. Dubai is not only the commercial and leisure capital of the
region, but also a beacon for change and progress in the Middle East.
Nothing demonstrates our hopes for dialogue and cross-cultural interaction
like DIFF.”
Abdulhamid Juma
Deputy Director General, Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority,
Chairman, Dubai International Film Festival
This
December, Dubai International Film Festival will be hosted in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates by Dubai Media City, the media free zone created by the
Government of Dubai in 2001.
Going into its
fifth year, DIFF is held under the Honorary Chairmanship of His Highness
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. DIFF is a not-for-profit cultural event,
presented and organized by the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority.
Reflecting Dubai’s
cosmopolitan and multicultural character, the festival showcases a wide
selection of features, shorts and documentaries from around the world.
DIFF aims at establishing
itself as a major international festival, while continuing to act as a
platform for showcasing excellence in Arab Cinema and simultaneously contributing
to the development and growth of the regional industry and talent.
As one of the world’s
fastest growing business and tourist destinations, Dubai provides an ideal
meeting point for industry friends and colleagues from around the globe.
DIFF creates an exciting atmosphere for exchanging ideas among a group
of progressive film industry professionals. Moreover, the networking initiatives
hosted by DIFF provide participants and guests a favourable setting for
conducting business.
Since its first edition in 2004, DIFF has established itself as an important
cultural event in Dubai and the UAE. There has been a remarkable growth
in the number of films presented and an increased interest in audience
numbers. The festival has also seen a similar growth in the attendance
of key international and regional filmmakers, industry professionals and
members of the local, regional and international press.
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