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Dubai International Film Festival

Dubai International Film Festival,Science Seal of Approval for Fiction and Iran Social Media

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Simon Atkinson with news from the 9th Dubai International Film Festival which opened with a screening of Ang Lee's film Life of Pi.

Jane O'Brien reports on a move by one of the oldest scientific institutions in the US to award a seal of approval to fiction writers who make credible use of science in their books.

Can the Iranian government succeed, where so many have failed, in controlling social networking?

Picture shows Suraj Sharma, star of Ang Lee's film The Life of Pi
Photo courtesy of Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for DIFF

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18 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Dec 2012 12:32GMT

Chapters

  • Dubai International Film Festival

    Simon Atkinson with news from the 9th Dubai International Film Festival

    Duration: 06:01

  • Science Seal of Approval for Fiction

    Jane O'Brien reports from the US

    Duration: 05:54

  • Iran Social Networking

    Can the Iranian government succeed, where so many have failed?

    Duration: 05:33

Broadcasts

  • Thu 13 Dec 2012 20:32GMT
  • Fri 14 Dec 2012 03:32GMT
  • Fri 14 Dec 2012 09:32GMT
  • Fri 14 Dec 2012 12:32GMT