The hotly anticipated science fiction film Avatar will close the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), organisers announced today.
The film, directed by James Cameron, who made Titanic and Terminator 2, stars the Australian actor Sam Worthington as a soldier who is sent on a mission to an alien planet.
Its showing in Dubai on December 16 will come six days after its world premiere in London.
The festival will open with a screening of Nine, the musical starring Daniel Day Lewis, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman, on December 9.
The festival's artistic director, Masoud Amralla al Ali, said: "These screenings define DIFF - in terms of the power of film content, diversity of films with an international outlook and the sheer enthusiasm of the audience."
Other films to screen at the festival include The Fantastic Mr Fox and the British SF thriller Moon.
The Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan will receive a lifetime achievement award.
* The National Staff
TWISTERS
Director:+Lee+Isaac+Chung
Starring:+Glen+Powell,+Daisy+Edgar-Jones,+Anthony+Ramos
Rating:+2.5/5
UAE medallists at Asian Games 2023
Gold
Magomedomar Magomedomarov – Judo – Men’s +100kg
Khaled Al Shehi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -62kg
Faisal Al Ketbi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -85kg
Asma Al Hosani – Jiu-jitsu – Women’s -52kg
Shamma Al Kalbani – Jiu-jitsu – Women’s -63kg
Silver
Omar Al Marzooqi – Equestrian – Individual showjumping
Bishrelt Khorloodoi – Judo – Women’s -52kg
Khalid Al Blooshi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -62kg
Mohamed Al Suwaidi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -69kg
Balqees Abdulla – Jiu-jitsu – Women’s -48kg
Bronze
Hawraa Alajmi – Karate – Women’s kumite -50kg
Ahmed Al Mansoori – Cycling – Men’s omnium
Abdullah Al Marri – Equestrian – Individual showjumping
Team UAE – Equestrian – Team showjumping
Dzhafar Kostoev – Judo – Men’s -100kg
Narmandakh Bayanmunkh – Judo – Men’s -66kg
Grigorian Aram – Judo – Men’s -90kg
Mahdi Al Awlaqi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -77kg
Saeed Al Kubaisi – Jiu-jitsu – Men’s -85kg
Shamsa Al Ameri – Jiu-jitsu – Women’s -57kg
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Console: PlayStation 2 to 5
Rating: 5/5