Brand-new dramas, rock documentaries, animation and comedy from Australia to Zanzibar among the eclectic line-up for December

More than 20 brand new, all-star and independent films from around the world will screen in Dubai as part of Cinema of the World line-up for the sixth Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Read the full story

During International Film Festival (DIFF), the leading cinema event of the Middle East, Africa and Asia, will conduct its volunteer recruitment drive for this year in November. Open to all nationalities and age-groups, the volunteer programme offers UAE residents the opportunity to be part of the action, excitement and glamour associated with DIFF.

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• DIFF seed fund celebrates third global success as DFC project ‘Every Day is a Holiday’ makes global premiere in Toronto International Film Festival

• Record number of entries span Levant, Maghreb and Europe

The Dubai Film Connection, the seed fund of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), has received 127 submissions from Arab-origin filmmakers around the world for its 2009 edition, breaking all previous entry records. Read the full story

• 28 prizes worth more than US$575,000, acclaim of prestigious international jury on offer

• August 31 deadline for Muhr Arab and Muhr AsiaAfrica competitions

Emerging and established filmmakers from the Arab world, Asia and Africa have two more weeks to participate in the 2009 Muhr Awards, the region’s foremost film competition, the Dubai International Film Festival announced today. Read the full story

• More than 30 films from across the Gulf, Levant, Maghreb and Egypt screened to tens of thousands around the world

The Dubai International Film Festival’s cultural bridges are reaching into four continents this year, taking the best filmmaking from the Gulf, Levant, Maghreb and Egypt to tens of thousands of men, women and children in western and eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Read the full story

• Directors of Arab nationality or origin from the Maghreb to the Gulf invited to submit works in progress or in advanced stage of development

• Online application deadline August 15, 2009 Read the full story