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.
