Tag Archives: Dubai International Film Festival

Day 1 of the 2010 Dubai International Film Festival

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shariq Madani

Shariq Madani at DIFF 2010 Daily Festival Report: 12th December 2010 (Day #1) The seventh edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) started today, with a Red Carpet gala screening of The King’s Speech. Concurrently starts my daily coverage … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Sold the World

Posted on December 23, 2009 by John Murdoch

Man Who Sold the World Imad & Swel Noury | Morocco | 2009 108 min Man Who Sold the World is based on “A Faint Heart” a short story by the granddaddy of existentialism Fyodor Dostoevsky; it is the second … Continue reading →

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Day 7 of the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Shariq Madani

Shariq Madani at DIFF 2009 Daily Festival Report: 16th December 2009 (Day #7) Many movies at the Dubai International Film Festival had a Q&A session after the screening. Of the three movies I managed to watch on the final day … Continue reading →

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Day 6 of the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Shariq Madani

Shariq Madani at DIFF 2009Daily Festival Report: 15th December 2009 (Day #6) What a day of extremes! I watched four movies, none of which were in the middle-ground.  Keep reading for the low-down. At The End Of Daybreak (Sham Moh) … Continue reading →

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