Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF 2014), powered by twofour54, today announced the guests attending the Festival, as well as the moviemakers and celebrities who will attend the Opening Night Gala. The event tomorrow night marks both the official launch of the ADFF’s 10-day programme as well as the highly anticipated screening of one of the most awaited UAE productions, FROM A TO B, directed by Ali Mostafa.
Ali Al Jabri, director of Abu Dhabi Film Festival said: “The Festival’s Opening Ceremony marks the beginning of a 10-day celebration of world cinema. At this year’s ADFF, we pay tribute to all those artists who have spent their professional career to refine and enrich the language of cinema and offered us enduring celluloid creations.”
”These moviemakers, as we define them, offer us armchair journeys around the world. The Festival creates the unique opportunity for everyone to meet some of our most outstanding contemporary moviemakers at eye level.”
The stars to walk the Opening Ceremony red carpet this year include the ADFF Career Achievement Award Winner, the French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb.
To celebrate the World Premiere of FROM A TO B, director Ali Mostafa will lead his cast and crew in the red carpet walk. The team will include the actors Fahad Abutrairi, Shadi Alfons, Fadi Rifaai, Abdul Mohsen El Nemer, Khaled Abol Naga and Samer Al Masri, joined by the film producers Mohamed Hefzy and Paul Baboudjian.
