A-Listers Visit Dubai

George Clooney was among several of the Hollywood elite that came together with Bollywood stars in for the Dubai Film Festival. At the event, Dubai projected its hopes of becoming a regional hub for filmmakers and producers.

Other issues talked about were terrorism and climate change, tackled in a region where governments routinely ban films with controversial content. Sharon Stone used her time in Dubai to preside over an AIDS fundraiser for AmFar, raising $1 million.

Actresses Rachel Bilson and Gloria Estefan, plus actors Hayden Chistensen and Danny Glover, also attended the festival. Leonardo Dicaprio was the narrator and co-producer on the "The 11th Hour," which he also presented at the festival.

The environmental documentary follows in the steps of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," a film about global warming.