Dubai International Film Festival receives over 900 entries for the 2009 Muhr Awards.Summary: Filmmakers from 62 nations compete for Muhr Arab and Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards More than 900 films from the Arab world “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the , Asia and Africa will compete for the region's leading film honours, the 2009 Muhr Awards, during the sixth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival this December. The entries are from more than 62 nations across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia and Europe. The documentaries, short films and feature films will compete for 28 prizes in acting, cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special , editing, music and scriptwriting in addition to jury and general excellence awards. Together, the DIFF diff - /dif/ 1. A change listing, especially giving differences between (and additions to) different versions of a piece of source code or documentation (the term is often used in the plural "diffs"). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare vdiff. 2. Muhr Arab and Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards offer more than US$575,000 in prize money, in addition to the acclaim of a prestigious international jury. The 2009 Muhr Arab competition, open to directors of Arab nationality or origin, drew around 437 entries including documentaries, feature films and shorts from the Gulf, Levant Levant (ləvănt`) [Ital.,=east], collective name for the countries of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean from Egypt to, and including, Turkey. and Maghreb nations as well as Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Denmark, France, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, The officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,034 sq mi (41,528 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 16,300,000. Capital: Amsterdam. Seat of government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. United Kingdom and the United States. The Muhr AsiaAfrica competition, currently in its second year, received over 513 entries in the three categories. Entries came from more than 33 nations, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in South Asia; Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Georgia and Azerbaijan in Central Asia; Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Macau, Indonesia, and China in the Far East and Burundi, Ethiopia, Senegal and South Africa across the African continent. DIFF Artistic Director Masoud Amralla Al Ali said the bumper crop of entries will give audiences an insider's look at modern realities around the world, and help emerging and established filmmakers get the support they deserve. "The Muhr Awards are valuable for all DIFF audiences," Al Ali said. "Audience members get to see rare, new and quality films they cannot otherwise access and our industry guests gain the opportunity to see the world's best films in a single location." Six international juries will now shortlist short·list also short-list n. A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position. Noun 1. the Muhr entries. The 28 winning entries will screen during the sixth Dubai International Film Festival, from December 9 to 16, 2009. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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