Do we need film festivals?

The answer is not so simple!

Student Film Festival www.zumeff.com

Anything is possible!

2 students create a film fest as a project and now it is in its 3rd year!

AMAZING!

This is a great conversation one you want to listen to and tell me that for 20 dirhams you can resist attending.

Zayed University Middle East Film Festival

www.ZUMEFF.com

Zayed University does it again! Last year in a class at Zayed University Abu Dhabi and student project created a film festival for shorts. Instead of the project going on the shelf it has become a regular feature of Zayed University. 15 students and 2 faculty have pulled together an amazing collection of short films from the region and they have pulled off another film festival. WOW, listen to the piece and go visit the site and see a film or 2!

DIFF

A great conversation about film with 4 people involved with the Dubai International Film Festival, www.Dubaifilmfest.com

Dubai International Film Festival

Mahsa Motamedi, director of Marketing and Sponsorship, joins me on the program totalk about DIFF 2010! www.dubaifilmfest.com.

Dubai Dance Festival

WOW this is great!

www.dubaidancefestival.com for all the details

The following is the event program of the 3rd Annual Dubai Dance Festival 2010.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, 2nd June 2010

Join the party before the party. We start our weekend with a pre-party on Wednesday night where guests dine and dance with the artists . Entrance is FREE for all full pass holders. For non Full pass holders - entry fee is AED 50/- for all. Party starts at 10pm. Venue : El Malecon - Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa - Jumeirah Beach Road . International Guest DJ Moe Flex ( UK ) & DJ Tony Lara - warm up by resident DJ Udia . Watch out for some surprise performances on the night!!!

Thursday , 3rd June 2010

15.00h: Start Registrations in the entrance hall of The First Group Theatre - Souk Madinat Jumeirah 18.30h: Start of the best dance school shows. Free seating for all. 20.30h: Start of The ‘Believe Me, I’m a Dancer’ Musical show. Free seating for all. 22.00h: Party in the spectacular PM Bar - Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre - Sheikh Zayed Road . Doors open to 2 areas with enough space for the most exciting SALSA party of the year . Enjoy Bachata, Zouk, Cha Cha Cha, Reggaeton, Hip Hop and much more !! International & Regional Guest DJs will keep YOU glued on the dance floor all night long.... Dress code : Costume Party - so dress up Folks!! 03.00h: End of the party @ PM Bar Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre.

Friday, 4th June 2010

09.30h: Doors open for the workshops. Registrations begins @ PM Bar Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre 10.00h: Choice of over 20 excellent Workshops in 2 different dance areas @ PM Bar Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre. 17.00h: End of the Workshops @ The PM Bar Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre Dubai . 18.30h: Beginning of the International, regional and best of the dance school talent shows on main stage @ The First Group Theatre – Madinat Jumeirah. Free seating for all. 20.30h: Start of The ‘Believe Me, I’m a Dancer’ Musical show. Free seating for all. Presentation of 2nd Dubai Dance Awards!! 22.30h: Party in the spectacular PM Bar - Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre - Sheikh Zayed Road . Doors open to 2 areas with enough space for the most exciting PURE Salsa party of the year . Enjoy Bachata, Zouk, Cha Cha Cha, Reggaeton, Hip Hop and much more!! International & Regional Guest DJs will keep YOU glued on the dance floor all night long.... Dresscode: "Dress to impress!" 03.00h: End of the party @ PM Bar - Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre.

Saturday, 5th June 2010

10am : Choice of over excellent Workshops in 2 different dance areas @ PM Bar Ibis Hotel World Trade Centre. 16.00h: Doors open to the pool party @ Hotel Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai. Access to this party will be for all FULL pass holders and the festival attendees only!! 18.00h: End of the Pool party. 22.00h: Door opens for the closing party at Zinc - Crown Plaza Hotel. Special shows exclusively for the Dubai Dance festival at this party. 00.00h: End of the Party