The jam-packed festival hosted international film stars, celebrities and influencers at the Red Carpet, Gala Awards Ceremony, Afterparties in addition to premiers and screenings from 25 countries from the feature, documentary, and short film categories. Areas of Nakheel Mall and VOX Cinemas on The Palm, Dubai were transformed to host the festival with international celebrities, social media influencers and global media attention. A number of feature, animation, documentary and short films from the UAE, India, France, UK, Jordan, Sweden, Korea, Egypt, Hong Kong as well as the African continent were premiered and screened – attended by thousands of film enthusiasts at the star-studded VOX Cinemas at Nakheel Mall which became the centre of attraction for the film industry.
