01–04
MON – THU · 1–4 FEB
INDIE World Premieres.
Four days of independent Asian cinema, selected by the jury and premiered in Dubai, before the main stage opens.
DAYS ONE TO FOUR
MOVIEDOM PRESENTS
ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL DUBAI
SPOTLIGHT ON INDIAN CINEMA
1–7 FEBRUARY 2027 DUBAI
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THE MOVEMENT COMES TO DUBAI
Seven days. One celebration of Indian entertainment.
MovieDOM presents the Asian Film Festival of Dubai, with a spotlight on Indian cinema: seven days of cinema, culture and creativity, opening with four days of INDIE world premieres and closing with three nights for the creators, the platforms and the films shaping modern Indian entertainment, in the heart of Dubai.
THE PROGRAMME
Seven days, one festival.
Four days of INDIE world premieres, 1 to 4 February, then three awards nights on the main stage: 20 categories each, 60 in all, decided by public vote and the jury.
05
FRI · 5 FEB
Global Digital Creator Awards.
Twenty categories celebrating the digital creators and influencers shaping culture today, from the UAE, India and beyond.
20 CATEGORIES
06
SAT · 6 FEB
OTT Excellence Awards.
Twenty categories honouring streaming's biggest shows, the performances and the teams behind them.
20 CATEGORIES
07
SUN · 7 FEB
The MovieDOM Awards.
Twenty categories celebrating mainstream Indian cinema: the grand finale, in full red carpet spectacle.
GRAND FINALE
THE AWARDS NIGHTS
Three nights. Sixty categories. One stage.
The festival builds to its crescendo with the Global Digital Creator Awards, the OTT Excellence Awards and The MovieDOM Awards: 20 categories each, winners decided through a mix of public vote and jury selection. Categories to be announced.
THE JURY
Eight names
confirmed
Meet the jury ↓
THE FESTIVAL OPENS WITH
INDIE Films world premieres
Open submissions, reviewed by the jury panel. Four categories: Short Films, AI Films, Docu-Films and Feature Films. Category winners get their own red carpet premiere.
1 – 4 FEBRUARY 2027
JUDGED BY THE INDUSTRY, FOR THE INDUSTRY
Meet the jury.
Eight of Indian and Asian cinema's most respected voices, on screen and behind the camera. More names to be announced soon.
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Three-time National Award-winning director and producer
Pink, Anuranan, Antaheen, Kadak Singh, Lost and Dear Maa!
Anuparna Roy
Director and screenwriter
Best Director, Orizzonti at the 82nd Venice Film Festival for Songs of Forgotten Trees, the first Indian to win it, and the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 83rd for Lovers in the Blue Night.
Shiladitya Bora
Filmmaker, marketer, distributor, founder of Platoon One Films
Producer of Picasso, Ghaath and Bayaan, associate producer of Masaan and Newton.
Tannishtha Chatterjee
National Award-winning actor and director
Brick Lane, Parched, Angry Indian Goddesses. Her films as a director, Roam Rome Mein and Full Plate, premiered in Busan.
Raihan Rafi
National Award-winning director
Poramon 2, Dahan, Poran, Surongo, Toofan and Taandob.
Leena Yadav
Internationally acclaimed writer, producer and director
Shabd, Parched, House of Secrets – The Burari Deaths and Tell It Like A Woman. Parched won 31 international awards after premiering in Toronto.
Nikkhil Advani
National Award-winning filmmaker and producer
Kal Ho Naa Ho, D-Day, Batla House, Patiala House and Vedaa, and the series Rocket Boys and Mumbai Diaries. Co-founder of Emmay Entertainment.
Sharib Hashmi
Acclaimed actor, performer and writer
The Family Man, Asur, Filmistaan, Vikram Vedha, Tarla and Gustaakh Ishq. An actor and writer known for making every character feel lived-in and real.
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More names
To be announced soon
The jury and honorary panel are still growing. Follow @indian.filmfestivalofdubai for the next announcements.
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