The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) Chairman Abdulhamid Juma and its Artistic Director Masoud Amralla Al Ali received the first ever Arab Cinema Personality of the Year Award at the Berlin International Film Festival this weekend. Presented by the Arab Cinema Center in collaboration with The Hollywood Reporter, the award was given in recognition of the Festival’s impact on the development of regional cinema.
Organized by MAD Solutions in 2015, Arab Cinema Center is an international promotional platform for Arab cinema, which aims to provide the filmmaking industry with a professional window to connect with counterparts from across the globe. In addition to the award, Arab Cinema Centre announced at DIFF 2017 that it will host its second annual Critics Award during the Cannes Film Festival in May of this year to recognize the best in Arab Film production.