Our photographer Silvia will be capturing the film festival with her trusty iPhone and Instagram app. Here is her first batch of pictures from the event, taken before the festivities kick off tonight at Emirates Palace with the red-carpet gala screening of <em>Arbitrage</em>. Ropes get ready to line the red carpet at the #ADFF12 #AbuDhabi #UAE #nationalview The ticket counters are set to open at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival @AbuDhabiFF #ADFf in #AbuDhabi#UAE A camera crew engineer sets up for the #redcarpet at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival #ADFF12 #AbuDhabi#UAE #nationalview The black carpet for the outdoor lounge area gets pretty for the festival too #ADFF12 #AbuDhabi #UAE Final touches before the gala opening tonight at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival #ADFF12 #AbuAha I #UAE#nationalview
