Justice for Khojali

Baku
Azerbaijan

April 27, 2010

Dear Mr Iskenderov,

This morning I had a meeting with Abdulhameed Juma, head of the

Dubai International Film Festival. We are working with Mr Juma on a
number of projects, including a commissioned documentary on the
history of Dubai’s Ruling family.

I briefed him on the Khojali project and he suggested that we participate

in the Dubai Film Market in December.

The second edition of the Dubai Film Market took place between
December 9 and 16, 2009, with the main aim to introduce a platform for
the trade and distribution of films. This was done through two channels:
the Cinetech and the Media Lounge.

The Cinetech included 323 films and allowed viewers and users screen
videos, leave comments for sales agents, and request DVD screeners. It
was designed to assist buyers, distributors and broadcasters in the
screening process, allowing them to maximise their time.

The goal of the Market Lounge was to encourage networking between

industry professionals. Staff on site helped arrange meetings, which
were then conducted in the Lounge.

The Dubai Film Market intended to offer a service to both media

industry professionals from all over the world as well as filmmakers,
while positioning itself as a world cinema market comparable to similar
events internationally.
The Dubai Film Market Cinetech contained 323 Films. Below are the
statistics and numbers related to the Films, with comparisons to similar
numbers from 2008.

Films by Label
Volume Volume
Label in 2008 in 2009
DIFF Films 137 126
Market Recommended Films 51 153
GFF Films 23 41
DFC - Works in Progress 0 3
Total 211 323

Films by Type
Type Volume 2008 Volume 2009
Animation 6 9
Short Fiction 82 110
Feature Fiction 59 91
Short Documentary 48 41
Feature Documentary 15 72

Total Number of Cinetech Screenings in 2008 1,336

Total Number of Cinetech Screenings in 2009 3,352

Cinetech in Numbers 2008 2009

Total Number of films in Cinetech 211 323
Number of films not screened at all on
Cinetech 2 2

Key executives attending the Dubai Film Market included those

representing the following buyers, distributors and broadcasters:

Company
ICA
Eagle Vision Media Group
Mongrel Media Inc
The Walt Disney Company
ART - Arab Radio and Television (Egypt)
Luxembourg Board of Economic Development
ContentFilm
Orbit Communications Company
RTBF
Phranakornfilm
Shoreline Entertainment
7th Art
The Walt Disney Company
Reem Midem
Docudays
Al Jazeera
Irib - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Kuwait Cable Vision
Bahrain TV
Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine &
Co.)
Jaguar Distribution Corp.
Cine-Sud Promotion
Dubai Media Incorporated
OTV Egypt
Fortissimo Films
France 5
Moviemax Italia srl
France 2
MBC GROUP
Astro Entertainment SDN BHD
Italia Films - Lebanon
International Filfestival Berlin
SBS Television
IRIB - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Pusan International Film Festival
Aljazeera/Itar productions
Wide Management
France Television Distribution
HBO
Kino Films
Alliance Media & Entertainment
UNIJAPAN
The Royal Film Commision - Jordan
Fantascope Productions
Top Film
Gulf Film LLC
Cinematheque De Tanger
Baynounah
Xpanse CGI
Sabbah Media Corporation
DogWoof
NBC Universal

In only its second year, the Dubai Film Market Cinetech attracted top-
level industry representatives from around the world. Names like HBO,
NBC, France 2 and Kino stand out, but the less well known names
include distributors with established contacts all over the world. This is
the sort of market launching point that our project should be showcased
— and will be.

On conclusion of the film in September, I would propose to begin

preparations for this event, one of our key sales points. Instead of
viewing this as a commercial proposition, as Justice for Khojali will have
already financed the project, I propose we sell broadcast for a piecemeal
fee, just a few thousand dollars, which will be donated back to charities
pertaining to Khojali victims.

Yours sincerely,

Graeme Wilson