Moroccan actress Maysa Maghribi arrives on the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF 2013). Ali Haider / EPA
Turkish actor Korkmaz Arslan. Ali Haider / EPA
Novelist, screenwriter and director Saleh Karama, left, and director of the Arabic programmes at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) Intishal Al Tamimi. AFP Photo
Forest Whitaker, left, and chief executive of Jaeger-LeCoultre Daniel Riedo. Ali Haider / EPA
Algerian director and producer Ahmed Rachedi, left, president of the jury, AFP Photo
Lebanese actress Razane Jammal. Ali Haider / EPA
Writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton. Ali Haider / EPA
American actor, producer, and director Forest Whitaker (C), CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre Daniel Riedo (R) and an unidentified guest arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) on October 24, 2013 at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. AFP PHOTO / STR
Emirati star actress Raziqa Al Taresh. Ali Haider / EPA
Syrian actress Kinda Alloush. Ali Haider / EPA
From left to right, Teresa Cavina, ADFF's Director of Programming, Noura Al Kaabi, the chief executive of twofour54 and Ali Al Jabri Director of Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Ali Haider / EPA
Egyptian actress Mervat Amin. Ali Haider / EPA
Australian theatre, film, and television actress Jacki Weaver. Ali Haider / EPA
Syrian actress Suzan Najm Aldeen. Ali Haider / EPA