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Richard Gere’s Arbitrage to open ADFF 2012

You can put your money on this: Hollywood star Richard Gere will open the Abu Dhabi Film Festival next month with his New York hedge fund thriller Arbitrage. The 63-year-old actor, who plays an...

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'Arbitrage' Starring Richard Gere to Open Abu Dhabi Film Festival

share Nicholas Jarecki's thriller set against the backdrop of high finance is produced by Saudi filmmaker Mohammed Al Turki. LONDON – Nicholas Jarecki's Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere and Nate...

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Arab-produced Hollywood film to open Abu Dhabi Film Festival

ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Film Festival returns from 11 – 20 October for its sixth year, with an exciting programme that promises to showcase the best Arab filmmaking alongside the cream of world...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival Releases Full Program; 'Arbitrage' to Open, Followed...

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival announced its complete program today, featuring over 160 films from 48 countries around the world. Nicholas Jarecki's...

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LIONSGATE AND ROADSIDE SCORE ARBITRAGE

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Roadside Attractions have together acquired U.S. distribution rights to Nicholas...

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Shabana to head Abu Dhabi fest

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Curtains down at ADFF 2012

The curtains to the sixth edition of Abu Dhabi Film Festival came down this weekend with a glamorous awards ceremony on Friday night. The focus was not on big Hollywood stars parading on the red...

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Abu Dhabi Bolsters Its Expanding Media, Entertainment Sectors

share The capital of the United Arab Emirates is transforming into a gateway to one of the fastest-growing entertainment capitals in the world. This story first appeared in the Oct. 12 issue of The...

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ADFF names Festival Director

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival on Wednesday announced that Ali Al Jabri will be its Festival Director. He has been with the Festival for 5 years and was previously the Director of the Emirates Film...

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Ali Al Jabri Replaces Peter Scarlet as Director of Abu Dhabi Film Festival

share Getty Images Previously, the director of the Emirates Film Competition, he worked closely with Scarlet and will now run the festival for Abu Dhabi media hub TwoFour54. Film festival veteran...

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Star-studded start for ADFF 2012

Abu Dhabi: Movie star Richard Gere played his part perfectly at the opening night gala of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012. The screen legend was polite and courteous as he walked the red carpet at...

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‘Gere’ing up for UAE shoot?

ABU DHABI ' Richard GereÂ’s first day at Abu Dhabi, on Thursday, could have been hectic, but he looked just as fresh the morning after, when he met the media to talk about his latest movie release,...

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World-class master classes reveal industry secrets at Abu Dhabi Film Festival

ABU DHABI - A series of complimentary master classes delivered by leading industry experts from around the world will give Abu Dhabi Film Festival-goers cutting-edge insight into the business of...

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Richard Gere, Mammootty to share red carpet in Abu Dhabi

Tweet New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty and Hollywood icon Richard Gere will share the red carpet on the opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The sixth edition of the...

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Abu Dhabi Media Hub Twofour54 Sells First TV Shows to Local Broadcasters

share The state organization has found TV homes for two local unscripted formats set to shoot in November this year. ABU DHABI – Twofour54, the Abu Dhabi-based media organization, has shepherded its...

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Film festival with a high Arab quotient

The sixth Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) from October 11 to 20 has a strong take on Arab cinema. Described as the only festival in the region where Arab films are screened alongside international...

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Mammootty for Abu Dhabi film festival

Next month will see the sixth edition of Abu Dhabi Film Festival from October 11 to October 20 with the screening of...

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Richard Gere and Mammootty to share red carpet in Abu Dhabi

Rush: Emraan Hashmi gets intimate with Neha Dhupia! Is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan lucky to have quit Heroine? Exposed! The sources from where Barfi! was stolen News & Gossip Style South Gossip Pics...

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A star-lit night at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

The stars were out in force for opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Screen legend Richard Gere played his part perfectly, arriving with the cast and crew of his latest film, Arbitrage, which...

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Richard Gere Open to Film to Counter Islamophobia After 'Innocence of...

share The star also says he is eyeing the Gulf region for a possible future project. Abu Dhabi -- Richard Gere is eyeing the Middle East as the backdrop for his next movie project.our editor...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival Names Jury Members

share Getty Images The Middle Eastern festival names foreign language Oscar winner "No Man's Land" producer Cedomir Kolar among the prize givers. LONDON – Cedomir Kolar, producer of the foreign...

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ADFF to honour Sawsan, Claudia

Eighty-one long feature and 84 short films from 48 countries will be screened at the sixth Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), which will be held here from October 11 to 20. Under a new direction and...

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The Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Where Cinematic Dreams Do Come True

Fall is my favorite time of year, because it's when great film festivals begin blooming in the Arabian Gulf, just as autumn leaves drop off trees across Europe and the US. A great trio of events kicks...

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Star-studded Opening Night Gala expected at ADFF

ABU DHABI - Everyone attending the star-studded Opening Night Gala of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival tonight will get a taste of movie star glamour when they join film stars and movie makers on the red...

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Star-studded start for Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Abu Dhabi: Movie star Richard Gere played his part perfectly at the opening night gala of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012. The screen legend was polite and courteous as he walked the red carpet at...

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Hollywood Diplomacy: What I Learned from Richard Gere in Abu Dhabi

At this year's dazzling Abu Dhabi Film Festival, the celebrity buzz has been deafening. After all, it would be An Officer and a Gentleman himself Richard Gere walking the red carpet on opening night,...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival under way in style

Stars attend gala opening at Emirates Palace, Richard Gere teases potential feature in the region. The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20) launched last night at the five-star...

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Abu Dhabi Festival Needs to Get Closer to City, Say Attendees

share "Arbitrage" Next year's event would benefit from relocating, but most agree the ADFF's organization improved drastically this year. ABU DHABI – It is easy to forget the outside world walking...

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Stars grace the red carpet

Screen legend Richard Gere was the last to walk the red carpet at Emirates Palace in the opening night of Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF). His latest movie, Arbitrage, soon to be released in the...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival underway in style

Stars attend gala opening at Emirates Palace, Richard Gere teases potential feature in the region. The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20) launched last night at the five-star...

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Saleh Karama Named Abu Dhabi Film Festival Competition Director

share The filmmaker and writer, a former award winner at the event, will oversee the film competition section at this year's festival. LONDON – Saleh Karama has been appointed director of the Emirates...

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Highlights: Abu Dhabi Film Festival

For the next ten days, all eyes are on the glittering capital as the Abu Dhabi Film Festival - alongside a slew of star-studded events - launches tonight with the help of the one-and-only Richard...

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Ali Al Jabri, Abu Dhabi Film Festival

With increasing international clout, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20) is also a key backer of international films. Anyone who saw the world premiere of Hala Alabdalla’s As If We Were Catching A...

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Richard Gere, Nate Parker, Nicholas Jarecki Help Open Abu Dhabi Film Festival

share Richard Gere Executive producer Mohammed Al Turki who grew up in the Middle East said "I never thought I could embark on a film career," but his dream has come true. ABU DHABI -- Richard Gere,...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival announces complete programme

ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Film Festival today announced the full line-up of its upcoming sixth edition, which will run from October 11-20. A total of 81 feature length films and 84 short films...

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Strong U.S. Presence

share "The Company You Keep" to get Abu Dhabi outing Benh Zeitin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Ruby Sparks," Robert Zemeckis' "Flight" and Robert Redford's "The...

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New head, new face for Abu Dhabi Film Festival

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) is expected to take a new turn with Emirati filmmaker and Emirates Film Competition Director Ali Al Jabri taking over the reign of the six-year-old festival from its...

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‘We have had a great experience’

It took just one night in Abu Dhabi for Hollywood legend Richard Gere to consider shooting parts of his next movie in the UAE. “Sections of one of the movies I’m just about to shoot could absolutely...

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Jacki Weaver to lead Abu Dhabi Film Festival jury

Silver Linings Playbook actress to lead Narrative Competition jury. The juries of the 7th Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 24-Nov 2) have been revealed. The Narrative Competition jury president is...

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Jacki Weaver Abu Dhabi Film Festival jury

Silver Linings Playbook actress to lead Narrative Competition jury. The juries of the 7th Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 24-Nov 2) have been revealed. The Narrative Competition jury president is...

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Abu Dhabi film fest to host talk on Indian cinema

ADFF, in its seventh edition, even has a special programme to celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema. ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), starting on c24, will host a talk - '100...

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The 7th Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Life's Better at the Movies

Give me a film to learn my history, politics and geography any day, over news bulletins, newspapers and professors. I'll admit with pride that I've learned about everything worth knowing from...

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The Abu Dhabi Film Festival: interview with Wayne Borg

Twofour54's president international and chief commercial officer on the festival's reputation and providing support for young film talent Wayne Borg is president international and chief commercial...

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Abu Dhabi Film Fest - glitz of films, glamour of stars (Curtainraiser)

Tweet Abu Dhabi, Oct 23 (IANS) In its seventh edition, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), a young but popular annual extravaganza of the Gulf region, will present a heady dose of 'edutainment'...

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Glitz of films, glamour of stars at Abu Dhabi Film Fest

Abu Dhabi Film Festival starts on Thursday In its seventh edition, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), a young but popular annual extravaganza of the region, will present a heady dose of ‘edutainment’...

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