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Opening Ceremony

The greatest names in Arabian and International cinema dazzle on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 6th Abu Dhabi Film Festival. For this occasion, the finest and most spectacular watchmaking creations of Jaeger-LeCoultre delicately adorn the stars’ wrist in the light of the projectors. Iconic Joaillerie 101, Reverso, Rendez-Vous and High Complications timepieces celebrate the virtuoso and unique know-how of the Grande Maison. On 5th October, Film Festival Director Ali Al Jabri opened the festival and welcomed an array of talents like Shabana Azmi, jury President, Ilham Shaheen, Mena Shalabi and the actor Ismael Ferroukhi.

Rendez-Vous in Abu Dhabi

On 13 October 2012, Jaeger-LeCoultre hosted a Gala Dinner in Abu Dhabi to present its latest feminine Rendez-Vous collection to friends of the Brand in the Middle East. Wearing their Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces, Film Festival director Ali Al Jabri, ‘Arbitrage’ filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki, actors Nate Parker, Agata Bobola, Menna Shalabi, Golshifteh Farahani, Egyptian filmmaker Yousry Nasrallah, and friend of the Brand Mohammad Sultan Al Habtoor were welcomed by the Grande Maison to this dazzling night at the Emirates Palace. Illuminated by the exceptional voice of Lebanese artist Maya Diab, it was the whole history of Jaeger-LeCoultre and of the Rendez-Vous watch that was told under sparkling stars in the magical city of Abu Dhabi.