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Dubai International Film Festival opens with The Theory of Everything
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2/11/2025
Emirati, regional and international filmmakers light up the red carpet for DIFF opening night. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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Well, here we are, the bright lights, the glitz and glamour and of course that infamous
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red carpet.
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It can only mean one thing, DIFF is back.
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The Dubai International Film Festival is now in its 11th year and will showcase 118 films
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over the coming seven days, including 55 world premieres.
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It all kicks off with a film tipped for awards season, a biopic about scientist Stephen Hawking's
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life called The Theory of Everything.
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Celebrities this year will include Hollywood A-lister Emily Blunt as well as Bollywood
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star John Abraham.
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We caught up with some of them on the red carpet.
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We want to build a film industry and it takes some time, but I think the wheel is moving.
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There are more Arab films as usual, there are more Emirati films, there are more Khaliji
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films, there are more Arab films, there are more people interested in the industry side
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of the thing.
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There is more respect from the industry, there are more people watching films and enjoying
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films they don't see the rest of the year and all of that really makes us very happy.
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I'm not familiar with any of the films from this area and so I feel very privileged to
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be here and very excited to meet the filmmakers and hear their stories.
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No, I don't have any expectations at all, I'm very excited to see what's happening in
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the region, to see what's the situation regarding the Arab cinema.
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I'm very interested in seeing that and I'm really very excited.
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The good thing about this year's festival is that there will be films in 34 different
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languages, a good representation you might say of the UAE's multicultural society.
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There will also be panels, debates and workshops running alongside the festival, including
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actors and directors, so in other words there's no reason for you not to get involved.
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For all the latest, stay up to date on gulfnews.com.
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Luigi Barkil reporting from the Dubai International Film Festival Red Carpet.
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