Dubai International Film Festivals by Rinjani
It was quite exciting to wait the event. It is a first film festival held in Dubai. I signed up as a volunteer for the festival (Dec 6th to 11th ) and I had a great experience.This year, the film screened in ; Madinat Jumeirah theater, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai Media City and Mercatto Mall. In several places there were big banners and advertisement of the film festival. The respond of the audience was quite impressive. Most people I met said that they satisfied with the programs. There were nine categories for film festival ; Gala Screenings, Contemporary World Cinema, Operation Cultural Bridge, Hi-Tech Hollywood, Destination Contemporary, Arabian Nights, Bollywood Meets Hollywood, Cinema from the Subcomtinent and A Tribute to Omar Sharif.As a volunteer, it was a beautiful experience to get involved in such a big event. To get to know new people from different places, work with DIFF staffs and other fellow volunteers, having a chance to watch the beautiful movies and having a chance to meet our favorite movie stars.
I had a chance to see a heart-throb Orlando Bloom. Shortly to say, he is soooo cool!! Another stars attended the party in Madinat Jumeirah were Morgan Freeman and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
It was great to know that film can become an effective way to bridge all the differences. No matter the race, religion, skin color, through film, we speak the language that we understand. It was beautiful!!
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