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Dubai official selected as jury member of Durban International Film Festival
Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director of the Dubai International Film Festival, has been selected as a jury member in the upcoming Durban International Film Festival.
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- Published: 15:56 July 23, 2008
- Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director of the Dubai International Film Festival, has been selected as a jury member in the upcoming Durban International Film Festival.
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Dubai: Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director of the Dubai International Film Festival, has been selected as a jury member in the upcoming Durban International Film Festival.
The Durban International Film Festival will be held from 23 July to 3 August at Durban in South Africa.
Al Ali is the first UAE national to be invited to sit on the jury of some of the most prestigious international film festivals. He has participated as a jury member in over 20 festivals, the most recent being the Oran International Film Festival, which took place from 26 June to 3 July in Oran, Algeria.
DIFF Chairman Abdulhamid Juma said: "We are all proud that the Artistic Director of DFF - and a UAE national - has been selected as jury member at prominent international film festivals."
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