Dubai Film Fest: Cate Blanchett Dishes Out IWC Filmmaker Award

The $100,000 prize went to UAE filmmaker Waleed Al Shehhi for his family drama "Dolphins." DUBAI – The second day of the Dubai International Film Festival concluded Saturday evening with the IWC Filmmaker award and its jury headed by Cate Blanchett. The event was a collaboration with Swiss watch makers IWC Schaffhausen. The awards saw $100,000 presented to one of four nominated Arab film projects as Blanchett presided for the second year running, having done so in 2012 for IWC’s inaugural ...