Ten short, sharp tales of action, adventure, chills and human drama from the canals of Singapore to the trains of Yerevan will compete for honors and public acclaim at next month's eighth Dubai International Film Festival. The 10 films, among them two world premieres, three international premieres and five Middle East premieres, comprise the festival's fourth Muhr AsiaAfrica shorts competition, which offers prestige and prizes to the best filmmakers from the world's most populous continents. The 2011 shortlist – selected from hundreds of entries – marks one of the festival's most diverse competitions yet, with entries from Kyrgyzstan to South Korea and Armenia to India. DIFF's Director of AsiaAfrica Programmes, Nashen Moodley said: “We are thrilled to have such a diverse selection of very strong short films competing for the prizes. The Muhr AsiaAfrica Short Film Competition is an ideal section in which to discover new talent and this year is no different.” __
