ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Premiering at Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Foundation on Tuesday 18 November, ‘Abu Dhabi Art, Talks & Sensations’ presented a multi-faceted series of presentations and live performances addressing the topic of Arab aesthetics in the contemporary art world.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The inaugural ‘Abu Dhabi Art, Talks & Sensations’ cultural event, organised in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), will debut on Tuesday 18 November at Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Foundation.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emerging regional galleries and the search for young talent will characterise the second annual artparis Abu Dhabi 2008 - the Middle East’s leading modern and contemporary art fair.
Running November 18 - 21 at Emirates Palace Hotel, artparis Abu Dhabi 2008 has expanded by more than 40 per cent, with an impressive 27 new international and regional galleries participating.
Dubai, November xx, 2008: The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award has announced the addition of health journalism to the existing 12 categories and the special prize for the Media Personality of the Year. The new award carries a cash prize of US$ 15000, taking the total value of the Arab Journalism Award to US$250,000.
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Abu Dhabi, 19th October 2008: The official Black Pearl Awards ceremony for the second annual Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage ADACH) was presented at Emirates Palace on Sunday 19th October.
Panel Discussion Sunday 19th October, Emirates Palace
Abu Dhabi, 19th October 2008: It has been 60 years since the division of Palestine, and in line with this year’s theme of advancing humanitarian and social issues through film, the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) will hold a panel discussion on Sunday 19th October on the topic of the festival’s Palestinian Retrospective programme.
In honour of Damascus being named ‘2008 Cultural Capital for the Arab World’
Abu Dhabi, 18 October 2008: His Excellency Riyad Nassan Agha, Syria’s Minister for Culture, was presented with the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) Black Pearl award to congratulate Syria on the occasion of Damascus being named the ‘2008 Cultural Capital for the Arab World’ by the Arab League.
Everyone’s searching for something on Saturday 18th October
Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2008: You’ll need to bring a box of tissues for Day Nine of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) on Saturday 18th October, with tear-jerking feature films from Kurdistan about returning to lost villages, an American film also about returning home and a debut film from Morocco on a young girl’s search for identity amongst social restrictions.
Advancing the professional development of regional female film industry execs
Abu Dhabi, Wednesday 16 October 2008: Yesterday at the second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) – running from 10th to 19th October - it was announced that the first Middle East chapter of the international ‘Women in Film and Television’ (WIFT) network will be formed.