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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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Held in conjunction with Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST), aimed at promoting understanding of Islam and Arabs Abu Dhabi, 16 October 2008: In line with the aims of MEIFF to encourage dialogue between industry key players across cultural divides, the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) will host a discussion panel in conjunction with [...]
Dark enchantment, disorientation, despair, desire and dreams on Friday 17th October Abu Dhabi, 16 October 2008: Day Eight of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) on Friday 17th October features Danish disorientation, dark enchantment from Russia plus landmark Egyptian cinema and a moving documentary on famous Islamic singer, Youssou N’Dour. Known as Denmark’s answer [...]
Bollywood comes to town with a South African twist on Thursday 16th October Abu Dhabi, 15 October 2008: Day Seven of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) on Thursday 16th October sees a Bollywood tale of a rock star’s revenge with Cape Town as its gorgeous backdrop, a nail-biting documentary and a South African [...]