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Reel Palestine Film Festival UAE

Reel Palestine is an annual film festival in the UAE bringing Palestinian stories in the artistic form of independent and alternative cinema. First held in 2015, Reel Palestine is ever growing as a result of the labor of love driven by the community for sharing stories and heritage primarily through film.

Reel Palestine Film Festival 2021

Reel Palestine, in collaboration with Cinema Akil, is proud to announce its annual film festival will run between
​January 22nd-30th 2021 in Cinema Akil, in Alserkal Avenue, ​in line with safety and social distancing measures.
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Reel Palestine Home Edition

We've scoured the internet for all accessible Palestinian films for you to watch from the comfort of your own home.
Look through our home edition archive to watch a wide selection of free and paid features, shorts, documentaries and more.
​We also hosted several interesting discussions with folks in the Palestinian film community for you to re-watch. You're welcome! 
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Reel Palestine is: 

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Run by people on a 100% volunteer basis. 
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Always on the lookout for partners and collaborations
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Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and works internationally ​with collaborators
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Part of a wider network of Palestinian filmmakers and festival curators
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An annual film festival that also hosts physical and digital pop-up screenings about Palestinian film 
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Constantly reviewing the latest in Palestinian film: so send your film at ay time to be considered!
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Our Partners: Cinema Akil ​

Since 2016, Reel Palestine has partnered with Cinema Akil, the GCC's only arthouse cinema, as programmatic partners. In 2019, with the official opening of the Cinema Akil space​ in Alserkal Avenue, it has since become Reel Palestine's home. 
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Cinema Akil is an independent cinema platform that brings quality films from across the world to the audiences in the UAE. Showcasing directors and filmmakers across the decades, Cinema Akil aims to create awareness and interest in film and the cinematic arts. Launched in 2014 as a nomadic cinema, Cinema Akil has held more than 80 pop-up cinemas attracting over 50,000 attendees in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
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