{"id":1568,"date":"2015-04-22T08:42:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T08:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2015-04-22T08:42:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T08:42:50","slug":"diff-featured-in-cond-nast-travelers-list-of-top-film-festivals-worldwide-for-the-second-year-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/diff-featured-in-cond-nast-travelers-list-of-top-film-festivals-worldwide-for-the-second-year-running\/","title":{"rendered":"DIFF Featured In Cond Nast Traveler&#8217;s List Of Top Film Festivals Worldwide For The Second Year Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has been included in Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler\u00a0magazine\u2019s list of the world\u2019s top 15 film festivals for the second year running, reaffirming its status as a leading international film festival and a hub for filmmaking in the region. DIFF earned its spot on the\u00a0magazine\u2019s hot list as a platform to discover the best in Arab cinema and an exciting destination to mingle with A-list stars.<\/p>\n<p>The list highlights the world\u2019s most travel-worthy cinema events with DIFF being named alongside the most prestigious film festivals in the world including Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DIFF-is-a-hub-for-regional-cinema.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1569\" alt=\"2014 Dubai International Film Festival - Day 3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DIFF-is-a-hub-for-regional-cinema-1024x641.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DIFF-is-a-hub-for-regional-cinema-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DIFF-is-a-hub-for-regional-cinema-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DIFF-is-a-hub-for-regional-cinema-624x390.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The notable mention, which comes hot on the heels of DIFF\u2019s \u2018Favourite Cultural Event\u2019 of the UAE accolade at the 2014 What\u2019s On Awards, serves as a true testament to DIFF\u2019s contribution to the region\u2019s cinematic industry. Since its inception in 2004, DIFF has gone from strength to strength, helping to develop a thriving film culture within the region, provide greater opportunities for Arab filmmakers and offer an invaluable cultural benefit to the people of Dubai and the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Abdulhamid Juma, DIFF Chairman, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a great privilege for DIFF to be recognized at an international level alongside some of the world\u2019s most renowned festivals by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler\u00a0magazine. The Festival has played a leading part in the development of a film culture locally, supporting hundreds of filmmakers through the Dubai Film Market and providing an international platform to cinema from the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has been included in Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler\u00a0magazine\u2019s list of the world\u2019s top 15 film festivals for the second year running, reaffirming its status as a leading international film festival and a hub for filmmaking in the region. DIFF earned its spot on the\u00a0magazine\u2019s hot list as a platform to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1570,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568\/revisions\/1570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}