Short Film News (SFN)- The selected films for the eighth Dubai International Film Festival are announced and Iran by having three representatives is going to participate in this event.

The eighth Dubai International Film Festival, unveiled its line-up of 171 films from 56 nations, alongside a phalanx of A-list global talent, high-octane free events and a bustling industry portfolio.
 
The Festival spans feature, documentary and short films, including numerous new premieres including 46 world premieres, 25 international premieres, 78 Middle East premieres and seven GCC premieres. The films, made in more than 32 languages from Cantonese to Catalan, populate DIFF’s three Arab, AsiaAfrica and Emirati competitions and its popular out-of-competition segments dedicated to children’s, Indian and world cinema among others.
 
The DIFF 2011 selection also headlines a robust showing of contemporary Arab cinema, with more than 70 biopics, comedies, dramas and love stories from the Arabian Peninsula, Levant and North Africa. More than half of these – 37 – are making their global debuts in Dubai; an additional nine are international premieres.

GOODBYE by Mohammad Rasoulof, THIS IS NOT A FILM by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi & FINAL WHISTLE by Niki Karimi are Iranian Films among the films scheduled to be screened at the festival.

Among the celebrities confirmed to attend: From Europe and the Americas, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Anil Kapoor, Léa Seydoux, director Brad Bird and producer Bryan Burk; Alexander Payne and Shailene Woodley; James Bobin; Helena Christensen; ace directors Peter Weir and Volker Schlondorff; from India, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani; rising stars Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, director Maneesh Sharma; and Rahul Bose, among others.

For the complete lineup of films for the eighth Dubai International Film Festival, visit: www.dubaifilmfest.com