All Middle East articles – Page 75
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Opening Night
Forest Whitaker took to the red carpet with a host of directors and stars on the opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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Hiam Abbass, actress/director
Screen speaks to the Palestinian actress and director ahead of receiving an honorary award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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ADFF opens with Forest Whitaker award
Life of Crime, co-produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, is presented as opening-night gala for festival’s seventh edition.
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Mobile start-up scoops ADMS prize
An innovative service that provides people with emergency mobile phone credit was the winner of an Orange-backed competition for start-up businesses at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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Salbi encourages voices of young Arab women
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International and Nida’a Network, talked about the important role of women in the Middle East, at the closing day of the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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Doha launches first Ajyal Youth FF
Event will include education, screenings, panels and workshops.
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MENA digital prospects 'immense'
The opportunity to build successful digital businesses in the Middle East is ‘immense’ if companies can overcome finance and talent issues according to a group of venture capitalists in the region.
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Abu Dhabi to honour Forest Whitaker
Festival kicks off Thursday with gala screening of Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime.
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Digital ads: 'Content is king, distribution is queen'
Brands and agencies need to rapidly adapt to an era when consumers are more empowered than ever before, a panel tells the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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Abu Dhabi awards new SANAD grants
The Fund awards a total of $500,00 each year to Arab filmmakers.
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Disney sees Middle East opportunity
Speaking at the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit Andy Bird, chairman, Walt Disney International, has discussed how the company leverages the Disney brand in international markets.
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Berners-Lee: protect web whistleblowers
World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee has called on internet whistleblowers to be given special protection even if they break the law, in the wake of the Edward Snowden and Wikileaks scandals.
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Wayne Borg, Twofour54
Wayne Borg of twofour54 explains to Wendy Mitchell how the Abu Dhabi Media Summit has become a must-attend event for global media leaders; and how Abu Dhabi Film Festival is building connections.
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Abu Dhabi reveals Emirati line-up
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has revealed the 48 shorts showing in the Emirates Film Competition.
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Martin Sheen to receive Dubai honour
US star of The West Wing and Apocalypse Now to be honoured at the Dubai International Film Festival.
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Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.