the commissions
JAMAL AL-SHARIF
CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI STUDIO CITY AND DUBAI FILM COMMISSION
UAE
YOUSSEF SHERIF RIZALLA
MANAGER OF ABU DHABI FILM COMMISSION
UAE
Jamal oversees the $500 million production facility that was in launched in Dubai in 2007 as well as the efforts to lure in filmmaking to the Emirate. But it was his plans for the Dubai International Film Festival, which has been postponed pending the announcement of new dates, that still has the Arab industry scratching their heads. How will a proposed biennial replacement event fulfill a mandate “towards nurturing growth, creativity and talent”?