The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on Tuesday announced that Oscar winning actor Colin Firth and his fashion entrepreneur wife Livia will attend the event this year to support the annual ‘One Night to Change Lives’ charity.
The couple who are Global Ambassadors for Oxfam, will be joined by actresses Kristin Davis and Rooney Mara at the black-tie charity evening on December 14 at the Armani Hotel in Dubai.
Amr Waked and Ali Mostafa will also attend the exclusive gala dinner and auction which will raise funds for the UAE-based Dubai Cares and Oxfam.
This will be the second year that Colin Firth has attended DIFF, following his visit to promote the multi-award winning film, The King’s Speech in 2010.
Last year, the charity event raised over $1m through ticket sales and the auctioning of prizes.
The auction raised money to fund 14 schools in the region in addition to the support of Varkey GEMS Foundation which funded 10 schools in Pakistan.
This year the auction comprises prizes including a VIP trip to New York to see Scarlett Johansson in the hit musical Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway as well as a meet and greet with the Hollywood superstar.
DIFF chairman Abdulhamid Juma said: “We are honoured to be involved in this prestigious event for another year, continuing our partnership with Dubai Cares and Oxfam.”
Founded in 2007 by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, Dubai Cares works to improve access to quality primary education for children in developing countries.
Currently, Dubai Cares is reaching seven million children in 28 developing countries.
Oxfam has worked with Dubai Cares since 2008 to improve access and quality education for nearly 63,000 school children in some of the world’s poorest countries including Mali, Niger, and Pakistan.
Oxfam’s Global Ambassadors include A-list actors Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Minnie Driver, Gael Garcia Bernal, Djimon Hounsou, Kristin Davis, Rahul Bose; musicians Coldplay and Annie Lennox; Helena Christensen and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
A number of Oxfam ambassadors are expected to attend the December event.
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