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Nayla wins international Young Screen Entrepreneur 2010 award

International Young Screen Entrepreneur award 2010 After a global search for the brightest and best international young screen entrepreneur, the International Young Screen Entrepreneur 2010 is Nayla Al Khaja , the UAE’s first female film producer and director who owns and runs the production company D-SEVEN motion pictures. Its aim is to produce commercial feature films for the Middle East. Nayla is a former winner of ‘Best Emirati Filmmaker’ at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2007 and ‘Emirates Woman of the Year’ in 2005. For more information on D-SEVEN see www.d-seven.com The jury commended Nayla as “a real leader in a truly difficult market”, citing her confidence and passion, and that she is a “role model for others who can affect change for women in film and TV in the UAE and across the region.” The jury also gave a special commendation to Elena Fortes Acosta, Director of the Ambulante Documentary Film Festival in Mexico. The Screen Award was judged by Dav