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Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Arab filmmakers recount troubled beginnings 6p1x2
Five leading Arab filmmakers outlined the difficulties they experienced in launching their careers in a troubled region at an Abu Dhabi Film Festival on Tuesday.
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival: DeSouza brings 3D motion capture to the masses 222r4v
3D supervisor Clyde DeSouza explained how 3D and motion capture technology - normally the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters - is becoming accessible to low-budget and indie filmmakers, during his 3D Master Class at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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On a magic carpet ride 93g4b
The vibrant and glamorous annual Arabian Nights party acts as the perfect centrepiece to the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, blending festival veterans who have been there from day one with bleary-eyed jet-lagged film folk who have just arrived from film festivals in Busan or London.
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Lu Chuan 5v1p4t
One of China’s most innovative filmmakers, Lu Chuan has attempted to reinvent the Chinese historical epic with The Last Supper, which screens at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in the Narrative Competition.
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Moët musings.... 5v6s6x
The annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Moët & Chandon party is a natural fit into the golden opulence of the Emirates Palace Hotel.
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Hala Alabdalla f6q4s
Paris-based filmmaker Hala Alabdalla was in the middle of making her documentary, As If We Were Catching A Cobra, about cartoonists and caricature artists in Syria and Egypt, when revolution swept the region.
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Manjeet Singh x2d6a
The director talks about his debut feature Mumbai’s King, about slum kids in India.
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UPDATED: Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012 slideshow 4j4s27
Photos from this year’s festival which kicked off with Richard Gere-starring Arbitrage.
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Sam Kadi 3b6c3v
The Syria-born, US-based filmmaker talks about his debut feature The Citizen.
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Effendee Mazlan 3u6g1p
Malaysian husband-and-wife filmmaking team, Effendee Mazlan and Fariza Azlina Isahak, have gone against the grain of the unabashedly commercial Malay-language film industry with Songlap, a drama about the illegal trafficking of babies.
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Going for gold 6q5ds
The Emirates Palace, venue for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, includes an ATM that dispenses gold. Sadly, only to those who can afford it.
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Dirs: Wael Omar, Philippe Dib. Egypt-UAE. 2012. 58mins
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American Empire: An Act Of Collective Madness 485qg
Dir: Patrea Patrick. US-Canada. 2012. 96mins
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival underway in style 5210c
Stars attend gala opening at Emirates Palace, Richard Gere teases potential feature in the region.
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Radiant Films International to sell The Citizen n212
The 3K Pictures drama will screen for buyers after the international premiere on Oct 14 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
