• Eva Longoria returns to Dubai to host the The Global Gift Gala at the Meydan Hotel venue White. This is the second year in a row the Desperate Housewives star is heads up the event. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Eva Longoria returns to Dubai to host the The Global Gift Gala at the Meydan Hotel venue White. This is the second year in a row the Desperate Housewives star is heads up the event. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • The British actor Paul Bettany is due to arrive at the festival to launch his directorial debut Shelter. The drama is a family affair, starring his wife Jennifer Connelly as a homeless person. AP Photo / Victoria Will
    The British actor Paul Bettany is due to arrive at the festival to launch his directorial debut Shelter. The drama is a family affair, starring his wife Jennifer Connelly as a homeless person. AP Photo / Victoria Will
  • Actor Matthew Beard is due in Dubai talk up his smart new historical thriller The Imitation Game. The film, based on the life of pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing, won the People’s Choice Award for Best Film at the this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images for The Weinstein Company / AFP
    Actor Matthew Beard is due in Dubai talk up his smart new historical thriller The Imitation Game. The film, based on the life of pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing, won the People’s Choice Award for Best Film at the this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images for The Weinstein Company / AFP
  • The American director Lee Daniels (The Butler) is here to chair the Muhr Awards, a competition focusing on short films and documentaries from the region. Francois Durand / Getty Images
    The American director Lee Daniels (The Butler) is here to chair the Muhr Awards, a competition focusing on short films and documentaries from the region. Francois Durand / Getty Images
  • The Indian Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle arrived at DIFF and promptly received a lifetime achievement award on opening night. She celebrated her 80th birthday in style in November last year with a greatest hits performance at the Dubai World Trade Center. AFP
    The Indian Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle arrived at DIFF and promptly received a lifetime achievement award on opening night. She celebrated her 80th birthday in style in November last year with a greatest hits performance at the Dubai World Trade Center. AFP
  • The RnB singer Aloe Blacc, an ambassador for the watch brand IWC Schaffhausen, will attend the IWC Filmmaker Award Thursday, December 11, moving on to perform a short set at Music Hall Dubai in the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel. Ethan Miller / Getty Images / AFP
    The RnB singer Aloe Blacc, an ambassador for the watch brand IWC Schaffhausen, will attend the IWC Filmmaker Award Thursday, December 11, moving on to perform a short set at Music Hall Dubai in the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel. Ethan Miller / Getty Images / AFP
  • The Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif was honoured with a DIFF lifetime achievement award for five decade-career, during which he has worked on more than 100 films. Courtesy Music Nation
    The Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif was honoured with a DIFF lifetime achievement award for five decade-career, during which he has worked on more than 100 films. Courtesy Music Nation
  • The Indian actor John Abraham, here to promote the upcoming film Welcome Back during an In Conversation event, was part of a large contingent of Bollywood stars appearing at this year’s DIFF that also includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawa. AFP
    The Indian actor John Abraham, here to promote the upcoming film Welcome Back during an In Conversation event, was part of a large contingent of Bollywood stars appearing at this year’s DIFF that also includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawa. AFP
  • Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor is here to promote the upcoming film Welcome Back during an In Conversation event. Jewel Samad / AFP
    Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor is here to promote the upcoming film Welcome Back during an In Conversation event. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • The Indian Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal’s DIFF appearance is a welcome break from the promotional duties for his forthcoming film Table No 21, directed by Aditya Datt. Sujit Jaiswal / AFP
    The Indian Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal’s DIFF appearance is a welcome break from the promotional duties for his forthcoming film Table No 21, directed by Aditya Datt. Sujit Jaiswal / AFP
  • The Egyptian actor Khaled Abol Naga is UAE film festival hopping. He appeared at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival last month to promote the festival’s opening night film From A To B, directed by Ali F Mostafa. Ali Haider / EPA
    The Egyptian actor Khaled Abol Naga is UAE film festival hopping. He appeared at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival last month to promote the festival’s opening night film From A To B, directed by Ali F Mostafa. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Actor Kelsey Grammer is here to promote his starring role in Breaking the Bank. The much-loved Frasier star plays the head of a historic bank struggling to survive. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / AFP
    Actor Kelsey Grammer is here to promote his starring role in Breaking the Bank. The much-loved Frasier star plays the head of a historic bank struggling to survive. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / AFP
  • After making international waves in her star role as a Bond girl in 2008’s Quantom of Solace, French actress Olga Kurylenko arrives in DIFF to promote her latest film The Water Diviner. The historical drama, led by Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, is set in 1919 and follows an Australian father who travels to Turkey to search for his three missing sons. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images
    After making international waves in her star role as a Bond girl in 2008’s Quantom of Solace, French actress Olga Kurylenko arrives in DIFF to promote her latest film The Water Diviner. The historical drama, led by Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, is set in 1919 and follows an Australian father who travels to Turkey to search for his three missing sons. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images

Fatima Al Marzouqi

December 11, 2014

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The Dubai International Film Festival is in full swing at Madinat Jumeirah, with screenings at the Mall of the Emirates, and that means red carpets and famous faces. From the RnB singer Aloe Blacc to Indian actor Anil Kapoor, here are the celebrities to watch out for in the coming days.

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