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Roger Moore to attend Muscat film festival
MUSCAT — Next month’s Muscat International Film Festival (MIFF) has received a shot in the arm with the announcement that Sir Roger Moore, the legendary former James Bond star, will be visiting the city during the festival.
“It is a dream come true for us and it will be an honour to host this great Bond figure in Oman,” Dr Khalid Al Zadjali, Chairman of the Oman Film Society (OFS) and MIFF, said, adding: “Sir Roger is not just a famous star, he is a man with a golden heart — as he is also a goodwill ambassador of the Unicef.”
The 7th MIFF, from March 24 to 31, the biggest so far, has attracted participation from more than 90 countries, including the US, the UK, France, Japan, China, India, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Egypt and Iran.
Moore, who portrayed British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985 and voted ‘Best Bond’ in the Academy Awards poll in 2008, will be honoured at the closing ceremony of the festival on March 31, coinciding with international celebrations of 007’s 50th anniversary.
March 30 is the James Bond special day at MIFF and two Bond movies will be screened for the public in the presence of the super legend, Zadjali said.
Moore was shocked by the poverty he saw when filming Octopussy, his sixth film as James Bond, in India in 1983.
He became a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador in 1991. He was the voice of ‘Santa’ in the Unicef cartoon The Fly Who Loved Me.
He was also involved in the screening of a video for PETA that protests against the production and wholesale of foie gras. His assistance in this regard and being a strong spokesman against foie gras has led to the department store Selfridges agreeing to remove foie gras from their shelves.
He was awarded the CBE in the British Queen’s New Year Honours 1999 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in June2003.
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