Within the14th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival(DIFF) (6 – 13 December), MADSolutionswill present 25 films from 20 different countries from among the films on its distribution and marketing list; five of which will land their world premiere and compete within theMuhr Short Competition,two films within theMuhr GulfShortCompetition, one film within the Muhr Feature Competition, two films within the Arabian Nights Programme, and 15 films within the Dubai Film Market (DFM).
DIFFis one of the most important film festivals in the Arab world. Every year,DIFFshowcases over 120 features, short films and documentaries from around the world, hosts several world premieres, presents new and exciting cinema from the Arab world and beyond, and introduces audiences to promising new talent and original and unique filmmaking.
MAD Solutions’ Films at the 2017 Dubai International Film Festival
The Muhr Short Competition
Astra– Nidhal Guiga- Tunisia (World premiere)
City Soul– Hicham Lasri– Morocco (World premiere)
BONBONÉ– Rakan Mayasi– Palestine, Lebanon
A Drowning Man– Mahdi Fleifel– Denmark, UK, Greece
Rupture– Yassmina Karajah– Jordan, Canada
TheMuhr GulfShortCompetition
Lollipop- Hanaa Saleh Alfassi – Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco, USA (World premiere) Detained– Hajar Alnaim– USA
The Muhr Feature Competition
The Journey– Mohamed Al Daradji– Iraq
The Arabian Nights Programme
Kiss Me Not- Ahmed Amer– Egypt(World premiere)
Until the Birds Return– Karim Moussaoui– Algeria
The Dubai Film Market (DFM)
My Uncle– Nassim Abbasi – Morocco
Heaven Sent– Wissam Charaf– Lebanon, France
17– Widad Shafakoj– Jordan
Gaza Surf Club– Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine– Germany
Separation– Hakar Abdulqader– Iraq
Between Sisters– Manu Gerosa– Italy, Belgium, Qatar
OscarsShortsProgramme
AVE MARIA– BasilKhalil– Palestine
Ayny- Ahmed Saleh– Jordan, Palestine, Germany
NocturneinBlack- Jimmy Keyrouz– Lebanon
The Rifle, The Jackal, The Wolf, and The Boy-Oualid Mouaness– Lebanon
Bahiya & Mahmoud–Zaid Abu Hamdan– Lebanon, Jordan, UAE, USA
Stars in Shorts Programme
The Parrot- Darin J. Sallam, Amjad Al-Rasheed- Jordan, Germany
Five Boys and A Wheel- Said Zagha– Jordan, Palestine
Submarine– Mounia Akl – Lebanon, USA
Kindil El Bahr– Damien Ounouri -Algeria, Kuwait, USA
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Posters offilms at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Special thanks for the accreditation Deamina Magazine on Dubai Film Festival 2017 ,the organization Int.DIFF.
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