FedEx in support of Dubai International Film Festival

DIFF used FedEx to ship more than six tons of equipment from the US to Dubai to support activities taking place during the event, which runs from 10 to 17 December, and will be re-exporting them around the world immediately following this year's festival. These imports included film reels, production and lighting equipment, cameras, speakers, big screens, and stands which were delivered to DIFF using FedEx's door to door, customs cleared International Priority service. Most of this equipment is sensitive and highly technical in nature, and is critically important to the running of the films during the festival.

"FedEx has an unrivalled reputation in the industry for handling time-sensitive, high-value shipments." said Hamdi Osman, FedEx Vice President for the Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and Africa. "We are very proud to be able to use our global transportation network to support Dubai's vibrant culture and events such as the Dubai International Film Festival." added Osman.

Speaking of FedEx's support, Shivani Pandya, Managing Director of the Dubai International Film Festival, "This is the third year that FedEx has supported the Dubai International Film Festival and we rely heavily on their professionalism and on the reliability of their service in order to make the festival successful. We look forward to continuing our relationship with FedEx in the years to come."

FedEx will also be managing the global deliveries of over 3,000 invitations and theatre tickets to select invitees and DIFF sponsors over the next two weeks.