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UAE bags 5 Gold Medals in Gulf Radio, TV Fest

‘The history of Heart and the March of a Nation’, a TV production based on the life and message of the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan produced by the Abu Dhabi broadcasting network, won the gold medal in the documentary category.

The Muashir (Index) a TV programme produced by Dubai Television, bagged the gold medal for economic programmes while the ‘The Shadow of Words’, also by Dubai TV, won the award in the talk show category.

Abu Dhabi TV’s ‘Prince of Poets’ won the award for the best variety show.

In the Historical Drama category, Abu Dhabi TV’s ‘Duroob al-Khataya’ won the gold while Dubai TV’s ‘Hanna and Ranna’ won a silver in the comedy category.

Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Labour and Chairman of the National Media Council, led the UAE delegation to the festival held from February 9. The delegation comprised representatives of the Abu Dhabi Media Company, Dubai Media Incorporated and 
the Sharjah Media Foundation, all of whom participated in the festival under the umbrella of the National Media Council (NMC).

Ghobash hailed the role of Bahrain’s Ministry of Culture and Information in organising the annual festival of 
the radio and television production in Manama. The minister said the festival has made great strides in the past 10 years.

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