Category Archives: Dubai International Film Festival

Everything you needed to know about DIFF: reviews, commentary and news directly from the festival.

5 Best Films of the Dubai Film Festival 2011

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Faizan Rashid

We’ll be frank – this year’s lineup of the Dubai International Film Festival left us a little less than enthusiastic. Compared to previous years, the good stuff had either been released before the fest (the Palme d’or winning Tree of Life) … Continue reading →

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Day 7 of the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Shariq Madani

Shariq Madani at DIFF 2011 Daily Festival Report: 14th December 2011 (Day #7) The last day of the film festival featured a gem from a debutante director and an average documentary by a master film-maker. It certainly could not have … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Faizan Rashid

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Nuri Ceylan Bilge | Turkey | 2011 157 min You will have to wait very long and follow very intently the plot and dialogues of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia to catch onto what … Continue reading →

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Day 6 of the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Shariq Madani

Shariq Madani at DIFF 2011 Daily Festival Report: 13th December 2011 (Day #6) The stats in favor of good movies over not-so-good ones was not looking too good after the first four days of DIFF. But two days have changed … Continue reading →

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