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Top Stories from Dubai International Film Festival 2016 Samuel L. Jackson and ‘Miss Sloane’ Give Dubai Film Festival Solid Start The 13th Dubai Intl. Film Festival kicked off  Wednesday with Samuel L. Jackson receiving a career award from Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the son of Dubai’s ruler, before tense U.S. political thriller “Miss Sloane” opened the fest with director John Madden in tow. “I have already campaigned to come back and work in this country,” Jackson said after being greeted with a standing ovation. “Anybody out there who has got a job for a brother, let me know! Anytime you need me, call me. I will see if I can get here,” he added. “Maybe one of my films will be screening here next year.”...