About the Dubai Intl Film Festival [DIFF]



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The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival founded in 2004 held each December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The seven or eight day non-for-profit event screens between 100-150 feature films, documentaries, and shorts organized into different program sections at various theatrical venues, including its main venue - Madinat Jumeirah Resort. The theme of the festival is 'Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds' and focuses on promoting better understanding and mutual respect between different communities and countries, in addition to promoting Arab filmmaking. Now the festival is an important meeting point for international and regional filmmakers and industry professionals setting the foundation for potential future collaborations.

Dubai International Film Festival Organizers
Mr. Neil Stephenson, Festival Director and CEO
Mr. Ahmad bin Byat, Director General of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority
Dr. Amina Al Rustamani, CEO of Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City
Ms. Shivani Pandya, Festival Director for Operations
Ms. Deepa Asnani, Corporate Communications Department

About this Website
This website was setup to provide interested film lovers with news and daily updates to all that is happening with the Dubai Film Festival. The TEN Movies' crew and film critics (Adnan Khan and Faizan Rashid), head out during the days of the festival to give you the news at it happens.

Useful Festival Links
DIFF Profile in Arabic - Middle East Online
Inside Film Online - Ultimate Film Festival Directory
Emirates Film Competition - Annual film competition held by the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) - Festival begun in 2007 in Abu Dhabi

The Dubai International Film Festival is an annual film event launched in 2004 by the Dubai Media City (DMC). DIFF is a not-for-profit organization created to establish Dubai as a new regional film hub and to serve as an instrument of global understanding and inter-cultural dialogue between the Arab and non-Arab worlds, is 'Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds'. The festival showcases between feature films, documentaries, and shorts from a variety of countries, organized into different program sections. The main venue of the Dubai Film Festival will be the new Madinat Jumeirah, The Arabian Resort of Dubai, but other screenings will take place at various venues and cinemas around Dubai, United Arab Emirates [UAE].Will the Dubai International Film Festival hold a competition for best films?
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual event held under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai & Defence Minister of the UAE, and the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation. Launched in December 2004, by Dubai Media City (DMC), DIFF is a not-for-profit organization created as part of Dubai’s vision to establish itself as a new regional film hub. Launched in 2004, DIFF’s theme and main objective is to use the medium of film as a platform to address important world issues, and promote cross-cultural understanding and harmony. The overriding theme of the festival, which aims to serve as an instrument of global understanding and inter-cultural dialogue between the Arab and non-Arab worlds, is ‘Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds’. The second, and equally important, objective of the festival is to celebrate true excellence in Arab cinema. Attended by approximately 13,000 people at six cinema venues, DIFF 2004 showcased 76 films, from 27 different countries representing 10 different program sections. There were 31 Gulf premieres, 13 Middle East premieres, one international premiere and one world premiere.filmfestival, filmfest, film fest, dubayy, festivals, filmfestivals, intl.
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