6th Dubai film festival from 9th to 16th

6th Dubai film festival from 9th to 16th
Three category
1.Muhr Arab awards
2. Muhr asia Africa awards – Yogi participating in this category feature film segment
3. out of competition
1. MUHR ASIAAFRICA AWARDS
The 2009 edition of DIFF will continue to present the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards in three different categories (A) feature films, (B) short films and (C) documentary films.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION
A- General Eligibility
Unless a special waiver is granted by DIFF:
a) Films must have been produced after September 1, 2008.
b) Films must not have been screened in the Gulf region for any audiences before DIFF. With exceptions for films that have participated in the second edition of the Gulf Film Festival (“GFF”), films from outside of the Gulf region must be Gulf premieres and films from the Gulf region must be UAE premieres.
c) Until the end of DIFF, films must not have been broadcasted and/or made available on television, the internet, mobile phones and/or any other public viewing platform now known or thereafter devised.
d) Films must be directed by a filmmaker of AsianAfrican Nationality or Origin as defined in the attached Appendix 1.
e) The subject and storyline of the film should be centered on the Asian or African world, Asian or African history and/or Asian or African culture.
f) Films that have been submitted to earlier editions of DIFF will not be considered.
In the event that a film is not selected by DIFF for the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards, DIFF reserves the right to select the said film for any of DIFF’s Out of Competition sections.
B- Eligibility by Category
Feature Films: Films must be a work of fiction that equals or exceeds 60 minutes in length. For this category DIFF will only select 10 to 15 films.
3. SELECTION COMMITTEE & JURY
Selection Committee: DIFF will solely appoint a selection committee to review submitted feature, documentary and short films. The committee will decide on the official selection to enter the three categories of the DIFF Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards.
DIFF Jury: DIFF will solely appoint three separate juries from the international community to decide on prize winners for each of the categories in the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards. The jury for the feature section will be composed of five members each and the jury for the documentary and short films categories will comprise three members each.
4. AWARDS & PRIZE MONEY
There will be 8 Muhr prizes awarded in the Feature Films category: Best Film – US$ 50,000; Special Jury Prize – US$ 40,000 where the cash prize will be awarded to the Director(s) of each film; Best Actor – US$ 8,000; Best Actress – US$ 8,000; Best Scriptwriter – US$ 8,000; Best Editor – US$ 8,000; Best Composer – US$ 8,000 and Best Cinematographer – US$ 8,000.
There will be three Muhr prizes in the Documentary Films category: First Prize – US$ 40,000; Special Jury Prize – US$ 30,000. Second Prize – US$ 20,000; the cash prize will be awarded to the Director(s) of each film.
There will be three Muhr prizes in the Short Films category: First Prize – US$ 30,000; Special Jury Prize – US$ 20,000. Second Prize – US$ 10,000; the cash prize will be awarded to the Director(s) of each film.
Country eligible to participate
AsiaAfrica Nationality or Origin shall mean people from one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic Congo (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Reunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe
Number of film in the competition – 25 only