{"id":11285,"date":"2019-03-12T13:31:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T09:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2019-03-12T13:31:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T09:31:40","slug":"national-geographics-oscar-winning-free-solo-big-screen-premiere-held-in-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/national-geographics-oscar-winning-free-solo-big-screen-premiere-held-in-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic&#8217;s Oscar-Winning &#8220;Free Solo&#8221; Big Screen Premiere Held In UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special UAE premiere screening event for National Geographic\u2019s Oscar-winning \u201cFree Solo\u201d was held last night in Dubai to announce the documentary\u2019s TV network debut in the MENA region.<\/p>\n<p>Over 100 members of the UAE community were treated to a private screening to witness the world\u2019s first-ever climb without ropes of the famed El Capitan&#8217;s 900-metre vertical rock face at Yosemite National Park in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by National Geographic, directed by award-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, and co-produced by Abu Dhabi-based Image Nation, Free Solo is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to bring to the UAE community this \u2018Free Solo\u2019 big screen experience.\u00a0 Viewers immersed themselves fully in this extraordinary documentary, which captures the essence of National Geographic\u2019s visual storytelling as well as its mission to celebrate the human spirit of adventure. We are here to encourage the explorer in everyone,\u201d said Sanjay Raina, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Fox Networks Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Free Solo\u2019 received a standing ovation by guests who included FOX Networks Group executives, Image Nation executives, senior business and officials as well as members of the UAE climbing community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the incredible reviews to the Academy Award and BAFTA wins, we are so proud that Image Nation Abu Dhabi and the UAE can say it helped to support this incredible film\u201d said Ben Ross, Chief Content Office of Image Nation Abu Dhabi. \u201cIt has been an honor to work with the National Geographic team and we are happy that local audiences have had a chance to see this extraordinary film on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re super<\/em> <em>excited to partner with National Geographic to be able to screen this amazing documentary at Warehouse Four,\u201d<\/em><em> Said <strong>Ian Carless<\/strong>, Partner at Warehouse Four. \u201cIn today\u2019s climate there\u2019s a huge appetite for factual entertainment. Many documentary films now compete with their Hollywood counterparts and <strong>\u2018Free Solo\u2019<\/strong> are exemplary pieces of film making.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Free Solo\u2019 continues to win accolades, the latest being the Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. This follows the BAFTA for Best Documentary, three Cinema Eye Honors and three Critics Choice documentary awards, Cinema Audio Society award, ACE Editors Guild Awards as well as PGA and DGA nominations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments about Free Solo <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHis is daring, dangerous and dizzying stuff, the story of a one man simultaneously in competition and cooperation with nature. Meet Tom Cruise\u2019s hero, probably\u201d &#8211; Empire Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Free Solo is an engaging study of a perfect match between passion and personality.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NYTimes<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOften breathtaking real-life man-against-nature ad\u00adven\u00adture\u201d &#8211;<\/em>Washington Post<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA heart-stopping account of an ostensibly impossible endeavor.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/natgeotv.com\/ae\/free-solo\">http:\/\/natgeotv.com\/ae\/free-solo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit\u00a0www.<a href=\"http:\/\/natgeotv.com\/ae\">natgeotv.com\/ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/T.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"158\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/T1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"157\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/T2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special UAE premiere screening event for National Geographic\u2019s Oscar-winning \u201cFree Solo\u201d was held last night in Dubai to announce the documentary\u2019s TV network debut in the MENA region. 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