The META Film Festival, the new international film festival covering the Middle East, Asia and Africa, kicked off yesterday at Vox Cinemas in the Palm Mall on Palm Jumeirah, showing more than 70 films from 25 countries.

It’s a small step for a great future for the growing film industry in the Middle East that celebrates local and international content and talent,” said Leila Masinai, Festival Director, Managing Partner at Great Minds Event Management, organizer of the META Film Festival.

Counting the first of many upcoming film festival releases, this represents a very firm first step for the regional film industry that will chronicle the production and development of blockbuster films to be produced in this part of the world in the coming years. With the slogan “Tolerance and Unity through Cinema”, the film festival that ends today began with the screening of three short films from the United Arab Emirates, including “Deadline”, “Everyone’s Children” and “IDI”, as well as “Dawn of the Great Steppe,” “The Last Station,” “The Turtle and the Snail,” and “The Day of the Apple,” followed by a number of short films from Iran, Jordan, Sweden, Korea and Egypt. However, the main attraction is the premiere of Frances O’Connor’s film Emily, who also attended the premiere and has already been nominated for the Toronto International Film Festival and the Catalan Sitges International Film Festival.

Guests

The Meta Film Festival attracted many international and regional celebrities including Chris Mejia, Nayla Al Khawaja, Emirati director, Maria Bello and Casey Shannon, actors of Everyone’s Children, Shalila Samavati, actress of The Tunnel, Begah Ahangarani and Neslihan born from Joror, among many others. other representatives.

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