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Entries invited for fifth Media Students Award

Ibdaa Media Student Awards is DMC's annual programme that seeks to identify, recognise and foster young media talent from around the world.

DMC has started accepting entries from media students in 10 award categories: Animation, TV Documentary, Film Feature, Print Advertising, TV Advertising, Graphic Design, Analogue Photography, Digital Photography, Journalism (Non-News) and Radio. This year, the rules have been eased to allow a student to submit more than one entry in each category. The highlight of this year's Ibdaa is a special award for an outstanding entry from a student in a UAE University.

The deadline for all entries to this year's Ibdaa Awards is March 15, 2006. As in previous years, this year's edition will also have three rounds of assessment. Following the deadline, a preliminary screening will eliminate entries that do not meet entry requirements. The second round of assessment on March 17, 2006 will shortlist a minimum of three and a maximum of five finalists in each category.

A final round of assessment, to be held on April 15, 2006, will select one winner from each category. An exhibition of the finalists' work will be held during April 23 to 25, 2006. The winners will be announced and honoured at a high profile Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on the night of 25 April 2006.

Apart from elegant trophies, winners will receive prizes that include internships with leading global media brands.

Judges presiding over the contest include key regional media personalities and representatives from internationally prominent media organisations.

"Ibdaa, this year, promises to unearth even more exceptional talent from around the world. This year's campaign will reach out to a wide cross-section of universities in key markets. The campaign has been planned on a huge scale to attract extensive participation," said Mohamed Al Mulla, DMC Director and Coordinator-General of Ibdaa Media Student Awards, at a Press conference here yesterday.

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