Variety Arabia Summit Dubai

I was the moderator at the Variety Arabia Media Summit. 

The panel discussion was for Women in Media in the Middle East.

HCT Graduation Abu Dhabi

Going to the HCT Women's College Graduation tonight to check out their short films. Should be fun!

The Dream Players, Abu Dhabi

Here's your chance to check out the hottest local talent in the UAE!

The Dream Players will be taking their show to the Al Wahda Mall this Thursday, April 19th. The show starts at 7, see you there.

Comic Con Middle East

Women in Film and Television, UAE will have a presence at the upcoming Middle East Film and Comic Con, MEFCC on April 20 through 21, at the Dubai International Marine Club, in the Dubai Marina.

ExtraCake PRE who is running the eveny is WIFT UAE's promotional company and they do an amazing job. Stop by and say Hello!

Check out their website at http://www.mefcc.com/

Variety Arabia Media Summit

I will be the moderator at the Variety Arabia Media Summit on April 18th and 19th in Dubai, UAE. This is the first media summit to be held in the Middle East. The panel discussion is Women in Film-Their influence behind/in front of the Camera, and in the Audience.

The panelist are Sarah Al Jarman, Channel Manager, Dubai One TV, Dubai, UAE; Rula Nasser, independent film producer, Amman Jordan; Nayla Al Khaja, fi lmmaker and founder of D-Seven Motion Pictures, Dubai, UAE and Annemarie Jacir, independent filmmaker, Amman, Jordan.

TEDx Ajman, March 31, 2012

I was asked to present at TEDx Ajman this Sat., March 31st. My presentation is...The Entrepreneur's Anagram....you get to figure out what the word is!

http://www.tedxajman.com/

Gulf Connoisseur Magazine Column, More Musings

It's a very beautiful magazine about fashion, food, and the finer things in life, throughout the Gulf. The column is on page 78. Enjoy!

http://www.gulfconnoisseur.com/digital/eng/gdengfebmar2012/index.html

Variety Arabia Media Summit

I was asked to be the moderator for the Variety Arabia Media Summit in April, in Dubai. Should be an interesting event, with lots of good speakers. Stop by!

http://www.varietyarabia.com/Docs.Viewer/d4a19724-666e-4f81-87b4-d41f31de59c9/Default.aspx

World Story Telling Day

I was a guest at the World Story Telling Day at the heritage Village in Abu Dhabi. Our children's novella, Antar and Haider the Lion, was one of the stories told to the kid's there. Dedra and I plan on doing these little story books until there is a collection for a hard cover book. It is available on Amazon Kindle.

Women's Voices from the Muslim World

I have been REALLY bad about not posting...but we have launched Women in Film and Television, UAE, www.wiftuae.com Since the launch in Oct. 2011, we had a short film contest, sent a delegate to the Berlin Film Festival, had two lectures and filmed a documentary at the Al Daferah Festival.

Last week we held a short film festival in honor of International Women's Day, called Women's Voices from the Muslim World. It was graciously supported by HH Sh. Sultan bin Zayed's Culture and Media Centre.

We did get a lot of local ladies and some very spirited discussions!

This was one of my favorite short films from the festival. Enjoy!