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Debut EuroSTART Awards at DISTREE 2005
Farouk Hemraj, CEO for 3F2D Communications, the organisers of DISTREE was in Dubai to announce the setting up of the annual EuroSTART Awards for IT technology start-ups. He talks about the categories and prizes and gives an insight to what will be expected from applicants for the awards.
Morgan Freeman at the Dubai International Film Festival
Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman has played a range of characters from a US President in the film Deep Impact, to playing God in Bruce Almighty. In town for the Dubai Film Festival in an exclusive radio interview with AME Info he talks about being in Dubai, his debut as a director in Bopha! and reveals what characters he would like to play in the future.
Bollywood meets Hollywood at DIFF
Ever wondered how films are selected for showing at an event such as the Dubai International Film Festival? To find out we spoke to programmer Uma da Cunha who talks about her role, the success of the Indian Film industry and what can be expected at Dubai's debut festival.
Arabian actor to be honoured at DIFF
Omar Sharif is to be recognised as the greatest Arabian actor at the Dubai International Film Festival. Programmer Tony Sloman has the delightful task of selecting the films to be screened in this special cultural strand and expresses his views of this great actor.
Soccerex 2004
Soccerex - the premiere 'off pitch' soccer event taking place in Dubai, will see a big gathering of movers and shakers in the football industry. Duncan Revie, son of former England manager Don Revie, is the CEO of Soccerex and tells us that last year's event did more than USD550 million worth of business at the exhibition, and discusses the huge commercial potential for soccer in this region.
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
Following our recent series of interviews with various participants at London's World Travel Market we now look ahead to the debut Arabian Hotel Investment Conference which takes place next April in Dubai. The organiser of the event Jonathan Worsley describes what the conference will offer and explains why planned investment is needed in the world's fastest growing tourist region.
