Dubai Media City Honours Ibda’a Student Awards 2009 Winners

DUBAI — Dubai Media City, or DMC, the region’s leading media hub and a member of TECOM Investments, hosted the eighth Ibda’a Student Awards at a ceremony, honouring the winners of 12 categories from over 2,400 submissions, including over 170 from the UAE.

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Published: Sat 21 Nov 2009, 11:12 PM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 9:53 PM

Abdullatif AlMulla, Group Chief Executive Officer of TECOM Investments, Abdulhamid Juma, Chairman, Dubai International Film Festival, and Mohammad Abdullah, Coordinator General of Ibda’a Student Awards presented the awards to winners at the event that was held at the DMC Amphitheatre.Senior government officials and representatives of leading media organisations and academic institutions, were among those that attended the event. “One of the important initiatives of Dubai Media City is the Ibda’a Student Awards that has established itself as an important platform for interaction between students and industry professionals,” said Mohammad Abdulla, Coordinator General of Ibda’a Student Awards.

“We are proud to say the creative entries we received this year from around the world were truly outstanding. Such works also raise our confidence in the capabilities of the next generation of media professionals. We are optimistic they will lead the industry to scale new peaks in professionalism.”

An panel of judges from the International Advertising Association – UAE Chapter selected the winners of the Ibda’a Student Awards that is presented by Ziad Galadari Group.

· business@khaleejtimes.com

(Staff Report)

Published: Sat 21 Nov 2009, 11:12 PM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 9:53 PM

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