DUBAI, 17 June 2006 — Dubai Studio City (DSC) hosted an interactive film workshop ‘Professionals Meet Professionals’ on the sidelines of the 7th Annual IIFA Weekend and Awards in Dubai. Held at Cinestar Multiplex in Mall of the Emirates on Thursday, the workshop was chaired by Jamal Al-Sharif, director, Dubai Studio City; Ashok Amritraj, chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment; Kabir Bedi, international film personality, and Nayla Al-Khaja, managing director & founder, Dessart Productions.
The IIFA Film Workshop saw leading representatives from the Indian and regional film industry, students, and media representatives come together to discuss cinema as an ideal medium to bridge cultures.
Responding to a question from an emerging UAE national filmmaker whether both would consider film scripts from the region, Amritraj said: “I am always looking for good stories and good scripts, and I look forward to receiving interesting content from this region.”
Speaking as UAE’s first independent film maker, Nayla Al-Khaja said, “Leading storytellers in the motion picture and television arts, both Ashok and Kabir have mirrored the changes in society through the films they produced or the characters they portrayed.”