Hollywood stars will join celebrities from the Middle East
and Bollywood as the 12th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)
opens on Wednesday night.
Creed star
Michael B. Jordan, hit TV show Empire lead Terence Howard, Jaws actor
Richard Dreyfuss, British actor Dev Patel and TV personality and actor Terrence
J are among the stars confirmed to walk the red carpet on the opening night of
the eight-day festival, along with Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, Oscar
nominated director Deepa Mehta, French acting icon Catherine Deneuve and
acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza.
Jacob Tremblay, the young Canadian actor who stars in the
opening night filmRoom will
also be attending.
Thee celebrities will be joined by a host of Middle
Eastern personalities including Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Hany
Abu-Assad, Bahraini actress Reem Irhma, Tunisian star Hend Sabry, Syrian actor
Qusay Khawly and award-winning Egyptian director Mohamed Khan.
Deneuve and Shah are among four personalities to be
honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards on the opening night, along with
French-Tunisian actor Sami Bouajila and veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alayli.
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