All Dubai articles – Page 5
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NewsFront Row courts Lady Macbeth
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment picked up 31 titles at the recent American Film Market, including critically-acclaimed drama Lady Macbeth.
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NewsSaba Mubarak joins Inshallah It’s A Boy
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak has signed for the lead role in up-and-coming director Amjad Al-Rasheed’s debut feature Inshallah It’s A Boy – A Chapter From The Fabled Life Of Nawal.
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NewsHuppert makes Arab bow in Taia’s Treasure
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed French actress Isabelle Huppert is in line to make her starring debut in an Arab film, playing a Morocco-born French woman in Abdellah Taïa’s The Treasure.
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Reviews‘The Dark Wind (Reseba)’: Dubai Review
Dir. Hussein Hassan. Iraq/Germany/Qatar, 2016, 91 mins.
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NewsVOX boards Emirati trio
VOX Cinemas has boarded the next film by the makers of Emirati street racing hit Hajwala and also acquired local director Ahmed Zain’s comedy drama Lisa, which premieres at DIFF this year.
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NewsUturn’s Dubai move heralds global push
Jeddah-based digital content platform Uturn Entertainment is moving its head office to Dubai as part of a push to expand across the region and further afield.
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NewsSunrise wins IWC Filmmaker Award
UAE filmmaker Abdullah Hassan Ahmed’s Sunrise scooped the $100,000 IWC Filmmaker Award at DIFF last night.
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NewsJohn Madden not trumped by US election
UK film-maker John Madden admits he feared the drama of the US presidential election would overtake his Washington-set political film Miss Sloane as he was shooting it earlier this year.
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NewsKapadia reveals details of Maradona doc
UK film-maker Asif Kapadia talked about his upcoming project, a documentary covering the life of football player Diego Maradona, in a panel about his career at DIFF.
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NewsThree Rivers brings Indian projects to DIFF
Dubai Film Market is introducing a selection of Indian projects for the first time this year through a partnership with Europe’s PJLF Three Rivers Residency.
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FeaturesDubai: blending the old and new
The Lumiere brothers and virtual reality feature in this year’s Dubai International Film Festival programme.
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NewsDIFF VR sidebar offers touch of the theatrical
VR is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, says the director of the UAE’s first VR narrative short Flash.
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NewsMAD pounces on DIFF competition titles
EXCLUSIVE: Cairo-based MAD Solutions has picked up five titles in DIFF’s Muhr Feature competition for distribution in the region.
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Reviews'Zaineb Hates The Snow': Dubai Review
Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Tunisia/UAE/France/Qatar/Lebanon, 2016, 94 mins.
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NewsThierry Frémaux to present Lumière brothers tribute in Dubai
Cannes Film Festival and Institut Lumière chief to introduce the Gulf to work of cinema pioneers at DIFF.
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NewsAbbass, Najjar to present projects at Dubai Film Connection
Co-production market running Dec 9-11 during the Dubai International Film Festival unveils line-up.
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NewsDIFF unveils 2016 IWC Filmmaker Award short-list
Three Gulf film-makers in running for prize worth $100,000.
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NewsDubai launches Investors Club aimed at private financiers
Dubai Film Festival initiative is aimed at private financiers looking to invest in the film industry.
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NewsScreen to launch Arab Stars of Tomorrow at DIFF
Screen is teaming with December’s Dubai International Film Festival to spotlight emerging talent from the region.