Director of festival Peter Scarlet hosts the Closing Ceremony at Abu Dhabi ADFF 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Closing Ceremony, October 21st at Abu Dhabi ADFF 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Screenwriter Mohammed Hasan Ahmed speaks with Emirati director Nawaf Al-Janahi when they presented their film SEA SHADOW (2011) for the first ever premier of an Emirati directed film at ADFF! The film screened to a sold out theater and has been picked up by Fortissimo Films. See SEA SHADOW! photo by Vanessa McMahon
Inside Abu Dhabi Theater on a premier night
Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi (from Hilton Abu Dhabi Beach)... the main place for all the fllm screenings.
The Circle Conference at Abu Dhabi 2010.photo by Vanessa McMahon
The interest of Hollywood towards third world countries is this: culture teeming with untold stories and cheaper venues and labor.
You’ve heard of films shot in Canada and less expensive states like Michigan, but with the US economy on a tailspin what does it mean for filmmakers here?
Many Hollywood executives have looked overseas to keep the profits rolling in and the cash inside their o...
Cannes 2011 part life... Abu Dhabi party. DJ Kinky D rockin' it till the wee hours!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cannes 2011 part life... Abu Dhabi party. Tom D. getting down. :-)photo by Vanessa McMahon
Producer Wael showing off his 16 bullets after Egypt revolution at Abu Dhabi party, Cannes 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cannes 2011 part life... Abu Dhabi party. Producer Della getting down. :-) (she'll kill me for this!) lol!photo by Vanessa McMahon
So, here is my way late up to date on The Circle Conference in Abu Dhabi at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival during October 13-15, 2010...
What a great and informative time this was. It took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi and received renowned filmmakers from around the world on panel to discuss the future of international cinema today. The topics of rhetorical (and sometimes highly debatable) conve
David Shepheard closes The Circle Conference in Abu Dhabi on October 15, 2010. Stay tuned for
write up on the conference later today. A great and dense meeting of filmmakers from all over the
world discussing new innovative world cinema and, most pressing, pan-Arabic cinema including new
trans-media, 3D, changes in narrative cinema, independent and studio cinema- well, frankly just
about everyth
Abu Dhabi FF runs from 14-23 October. I will be there. Stay tuned for updates.
Read here for festival news and lineup.
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/about
