One of the most successful Abu Dhabi Film Festival has completed. The Nine days programme came to an end after making people cry, laugh, emotional and thrilled with excellent and great cinema. The world cinema was cherished for these nine days. One of the biggest winners of the night was the Theeb team, with director Naji Abu Nowar following up his Venice success by picking … [Read more...]
UAE cinema sales set to slump by 80% in Ramadan
UAE cinema operators can expect box office revenues to slump by nearly 80 percent during Ramadan as attendances drop and film distributors shelf new releases until after the holy month, figures from 2012 have shown. Figures from Italia Films in Dubai reveal that last year UAE cinema ticket sales slumped 78 percent month-on-month during the four weeks of the holy month. Total … [Read more...]