Bollywood Celebrities Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal will attend the 11th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) along with international stars like Emily Blunt, Kelsey Grammer, Eva Longoria and Olga Kurylenko.
According to media reports, the festival, which starts from December 10-17, will feature 118 films from 48 countries in 34 different languages. At the opening ceremony, DIFF will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to prominent Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif for his work in more than 100 films in a career spanning almost five decades.
“DIFF has come so far in the past 11 years, introducing new audiences to Arab cinema, fostering talent and welcoming the industry's greatest directors, producers, writers and actors. I'm proud to say that DIFF has contributed to putting the region's film industry on the global map,” said Abdulhamid Juma, DIFF chairman.
This year's edition of DIFF will open with the screening of James Marsh's ‘The Theory of Everything’. The biographic film is inspired by the book ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’ written by Stephen Hawking’s former wife Jane Wilde Hawking.
Arab celebrities like Mervat Amin, Samir Sabri, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Laila Taher, Mohamed Sobhi, Lebleba and Jamal Suliman will also grace the red carpet.
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