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For the first time in the Arab world, the Middle East's only business entertainment magazine, Variety Arabia, announces a distinguished international speaker line-up for the Variety Arabia Film Summit 2012, to be held from 18-19 April, at the Al Badia Golf & Country Club in Festival City.

du announced its official partnership with Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) during a meeting, held at the telecommunications company’s headquarters in Dubai Media City. Present at the event was Abdulhamid Juma, Chairman, DIFF, and Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du.

YouTube is set to live-stream the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival. The free live-stream will feature the red carpet opening on December 7 and the closing award ceremonies a week later. The festival's opening ceremony will be the first entertainment event to be live-streamed on Youtube in the MENA region."We are thrilled to partner with Google to bring the Dubai International Film Festival to YouTube's global audience thanks to the power of video and the internet" said Abdulhamid Juma, chairman of the Dubai International Film Festival.

Dubai International Film Festival is set to honour Indian composer AR Rahman with its Lifetime Achievement Award. At 45, Rahman will be the youngest recipient of this prestigious award. Rahman is the winner of two Grammy Awards as well as two Academy Awards. His work for Slumdog Millionaire won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song.

Dubai Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, today announced its partnership with Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) to host a week-long 'Rhythm and Reels' screenings and concerts at The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR).