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Festival Closes on High Note

Coveted seats went in a flash, particularly for the festival’s gala films, such as Slumdog Millionaire and South African apartheid-era biopic Skin, which were sold out to Dubai’s inquisitive film going audience. While Ben Affleck, Salma Hayek, Abdulhussein Abdulredha, Hassan Salwan, Ahmad Al Saleh, Goldie Hawn, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Lebleba and Nicolas Cage were some of the highest-profile festival guests, there were approximately 1,000 members of the international film industry at DIFF this year.

Shivani Pandya, DIFF’s Managing Director, stated: “We are thrilled by high participation from the public and industry members alike, which means that there is a strong enthusiasm in Dubai for our mandate to showcase quality cinema.”

Cinema lovers wishing to catch the award-winning films from the AsiaAfrica and Arab Muhr Competitions can watch them on December 19 and 20 at Grand Cinemas Festival City and Cinestar Mall of the Emirates. For details visit www.dubaifilmfest.com.

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