About Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City is a global media hub with over 550 media companies
Ibda’a Calendar 2004
April, 2004
Official opening OF THE AWARDS PROGRAM
October 15, 2004
All entries must be submitted by this date:
November 26-27, 2004
Finalists will be flown to Dubai for the Exhibition & Awards Ceremony. (Minimum 3 and maximum 5 finalists per category) November 28, 2004
A 3-day exhibition to display the short-listed projects at Dubai Media City and at alternative venues. Invitees include: Press, Public, Key Media & Dubai Media City Business Partners. An international panel of judges will evaluate final projects.
November 30, 2004
Award Ceremony & Gala Dinner attended by 2,000 media professionals. Awards presented by distinguished guests and Official Award Providers.
How to Enter
Please see entry criteria and ‘Rules & Regulations’ on our website,www.ibdaa-awards.com
All entries must be authorised by the head of the applicant’s educational institution and department.
The deadline for submission of entries is October 15, 2004.
Entries must be in the specified formats and labelled clearly as per the guidelines on the website. All required supportive material must be forwarded with the entry – use the checklist on the application form to ensure all requirements are met. Application forms can be downloaded from the website.
Entries should be handed over to your university representative, who will then be responsible for forwarding it to the respective Ibda’a representative. Alternatively, you may send entries directly to Dubai Media City (provided they have been endorsed by the head of the institution or department).
Contact the below listing for information about USA involvement: Eyad Zahra
2004 Ibda’a Awards USA Representative
eyadsays@yahoo.com
850-339-9252
For further information, please see our website,
www.ibdaa-awards.com , or email: ibdaa@dubaimediacity.ae
Ibda’a Media Student Awards 2004
An Initiative of Dubai Media City
The Ibda’a Awards is an awards program for aspiring media students in the Middle East region, providing exposure and career opportunities for young media talent.
This year, due to unprecedented international interest in 2003, we have opened eligibility up to media students in Europe, the U.S, Australia, and the Far East, in addition to our established talent pools of the GCC, India, South Africa, Iran, and Egypt.
The Awards program is open exclusively to undergraduates who are full time students and to students graduating in the summer term of 2004. International finalists will be flown to Dubai for 5 days in November to attend a glittering Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, where winners will be awarded with internship prizes and recognized at an exhibition of their works held at Dubai Media City. The even will be attended by key media professionals, press and the public.
*2004 Award Categories include:
Animation, Analogue Photography, Graphic Design, Digital Photography, Radio, Journalism, TV Advertising, Print Advertising, Film, and TV Documentary
*Award Providers include:
Arabian Radio Network, Canon, CNN, Kodak, Leo Burnett, Lowe, Motivate Publishing, Saatchi & Saatchi, Showtime, and Team, Young & Rubicam
About Dubai Media City
Strategically located in Dubai at the crossroads of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai Media City is rapidly emerging as a global media hub. The City is already home to over 550 media companies including global giants such as CNN, Reuters, Sony Broadcast & Professional, McGraw Hill Publishing, Bertelsmann, and MBC, along with regional companies and new start -ups. Dubai Media City is the place where every kind of media business, specifically – Broadcasting, Publishing, Advertising, Public Relations, Research, Music, New Media and Production and Post Production will thrive.
Ibda’a Calendar 2004
April, 2004
Official opening OF THE AWARDS PROGRAM October 15, 2004 All entries must be submitted by this date.
November 26-27, 2004
Finalists will be flown to Dubai for the Exhibition & Awards Ceremony. (Minimum 3 and maximum 5 finalists per category) November 28, 2004
A 3-day exhibition to display the short-listed projects at Dubai Media City and at alternative venues. Invitees include: Press, Public, Key Media & Dubai Media City Business Partners. An international panel of judges will evaluate final projects.
November 30, 2004
Award Ceremony & Gala Dinner attended by 2,000 media professionals. Awards presented by distinguished guests and Official Award Providers.
How to Enter
Please see entry criteria and ‘Rules & Regulations’ on our website, www.ibdaa-awards.com All entries must be authorised by the head of the applicant’s educational institution and department.
The deadline for submission of entries is October 15, 2004.
Entries must be in the specified formats and labelled clearly as per the guidelines on the website. All required supportive material must be forwarded with the entry – use the checklist on the application form to ensure all requirements are met. Application forms can be downloaded from the website.
Entries should be handed over to your university representative, who will then be responsible for forwarding it to the respective Ibda’a representative. Alternatively, you may send entries directly to Dubai Media City (provided they have been endorsed by the head of the institution or department).
Contact the below listing for information about USA involvement:
Eyad Zahra 2004 Ibda’a Awards USA Representative
eyadsays@yahoo.com
850-339-9252
For further information, please see our website, www.ibdaa-awards.com , or email: ibdaa@dubaimediacity.ae