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The closing ceremony band!
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And the Black Pearl goes to...
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Producer Peter Bouckaert, and Director Nic Balthazar of BEN X Winner of the Black Pearl Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film.
Michael James Rowland of LUCKY MILES Winner of Black Pearl Jury Prize for Best New Director (Feature Film).
Ensemble Cast: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Al Masri, Joanna Moukarzel. Gisele Aouad and Sihame Haddad of CARAMEL Winner of the Black Pearl for Best Actress.
Carl Markovics of THE COUNTERFEITERS Winner of the Black Pearl for Best Actor.
Paul Taylor of WE ARE TOGETHER Winner of Black Pearl Jury Prize for Best Documentary Film.
Producer Gundny Hummelvoll, and Director Hisham Zaman of BAWKE Winner of the Black Pearl for Best Short Film.
Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont of MANON ON THE PAVEMENT Winner of the Black Pearl for Best New Director (Short Film).
Josh Raskin of I MET THE WALRUS Winner of the Black Pearl for Best Animated Short Film. ]]>The stunning opening performance
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Courtesy of UAETumblr.com and EmiratesMac.com]]>Keeping it reel...
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Festival Director, Jon Fitzgerald
Today's highlights include two critically acclaimed films in The Counterfeiters, and Rendition. The former was in competition in Berlin, and is the Austrian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Rendition tells the story of an Egyptian-American who mysteriously disappears, suspected of a terrorist act by the CIA. This thriller fearlessly explores the grey area between right and wrong. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Meryl Streep, it should not be missed.
Courtesy of GulfNews.com]]>And it begins...
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Those of you that did attend the extraordinary performance at the opening, watched 'Atonement' and enjoyed the fireworks at the Emirates Palace terrace, share with us what you thought!]]>Who's walking the red-carpet?
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Egyptian artist Nellie Kareem (left) and Dalia Al Behery, an Egyptian actress, model and TV presenter, arrive for the opening of the Middle East International Film Festival.
Dubai: The long-awaited launch of the inaugural Middle East International Film Festival may have been all glitz and glamour upstairs on the red carpet but downstairs it was a different story.
As Bollywood stars Irfan Khan, Dia Mirza, Shiney Ahuja and Konkona Sen Sharma trod the freshly-laid carpet at the impressive Emirates Palace Hotel, visitors, residents and guests had to struggle to even get close to the big screen.
The opening night of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) offered complimentary tickets for the opening gala screening of Bafta Award-winning director Joe Wright's Atonement starring Keira Knightley, followed by a party under the stars on the terrace.]]>Emirates Palace dressed up for MEIFF
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Looks like the royal transformation is well underway. The chaps at www.uaetumblr.com seem to have some candid behind-the-scenes moments captured. Image courtesy of UAE Tumblr.
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]]>Hayah Film Competition
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Short films from around the world star in a program demonstrating standout work from new filmmakers.]]>Arab Women Directors
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Bollywood Showcase
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Middle East Spotlight
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GCC Films
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Official Competition - Fiction
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This section will present a taste of International cinema, with an emphasis on films by new filmmakers, competing for The Black Pearl. The section includes dicussions on Fiction films with Grand Jury Prizes offered in each category.]]>The Press Room on MEIFF.com
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