Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Festival Info
Last attendance
30000.00
Is the Festival open to the public ?
Open to the public
Does the Festival have a market ?
Festival have a market
Does the Festival have a competition ?
Festival have a competition
Location
Name
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)
Address
Abu Dhabi
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Sheikh Zayed Road, Behind Ministry of Labor Office, Opposite Khalifa Park, twofour54 complex,
City
Abu Dhabi
Zip code
971
Country
United Arab Emirates
Telephone
+971 2 401 1900
Fax
+971 2 401 1901
Website
Festival
Festival Nickname
ADFF
Edition
7.00
Theme
Arabic Films
British Films
Documentary
Environnement/Nature
European Films
French Films
Independent
International
Student films
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Submission
Film submission fee
Free
Film call for entry start day
Film call for entry deadline
Contact
Festival Director Name
Ali Al Jabri
Festival Director E-mail
pscarlet@adff.ae
Festival Programmer Name
Teresa Cavina
Festival Programmer Email
tcalvina@adff.ae
Festival Press Contact Name
Doris Longoni
Festival Press Contact Email
dlongoni@adff.ae
Festival Commercial Contact Name
Huda Al Shamsi
E-mail for Webmaster
wroyce@adff.ae
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (formerly the Middle East International Film Festival) was established in 2007, with the aim of helping to create a vibrant film culture throughout the region. Presented each October by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, the event is committed to curating exceptional programs to engage and educate the local community, inspire filmmakers and nurture the growth of the regional film industry.
With its commitment to presenting works by Arab filmmakers in competition alongside those by major talents of world cinema, the Festival offers Abu Dhabi’s diverse and enthusiastic audiences a means of engaging with their own and others’ cultures through the art of cinema. At the same time, a strong focus on the bold new voices of Arab cinema connects with Abu Dhabi’s role as a burgeoning cultural capital in the region and marks the Festival as a place for the world to discover and gauge the pulse of recent Arab filmmaking.