Circuit Video: InCircle Pitch Competition Awards
Earlier in the week at MEIFF's Film Financing Circle in Abu Dhabi, six filmmakers pitched their projects for a cash prize of $100K. Above, from left to right: Rusudan Chkonia ("Keep Smiling"), Soman Chainani ("Love Marriage"), Fadal Al Muhairi ("A Corsair's Tale"), Kayvan Mashayekh ("Batting for Palestine"), Max Gruber ("We Kill What We Love"), FFC director Adrienne Briggs, and John McFarlane ("Friends & Money").
Ali Jaafar wraps it up here, along with news of an Abu Dhabi-based screenwriting lab, with Paul Haggis set to provide mentorship.
In the clip, Relativity Media’s Ryan Kavanaugh announces a surprise second prize. Later, BBC Films head David Thompson and Hyde Park Entertainment chief Ashok Amritraj bestow the first.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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