I love UAE winners announced

The I love UAE video competition concluded with the announcement of the winners and a debate by film experts and educationists on how to nurture film making in the UAE.

The competition was launched to enable members of the community to express their love and appreciation for the UAE by creating short videos. The winner of the Me category was Alina Mustafina, and the winner of the Me and My School Category was Shabari Shankar from Abu Dhabi Indian school.

The competition, launched by the New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi, and Tempo, attracted considerable interest especially among young people who took up the artistic challenge.

 A ceremony was held at the Mamoura Auditorium along with a debate on “How to nurture talent in film making in the UAE,” with panelists from New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi, Imagenation, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Zayed University, British School Al Khubairat and the American Community School.

“We are encouraged by the response and how groups formed together to produce to work together, and the way that some of the groups used software and technology,” said Simon Hunter, the president of the New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi, who awarded the first prize, a 12-week evening film making course at NYFA Abu Dhabi.

 The school competition category Me and My School, grants the winner a video camera from Tempo, and his or her class a full day film making workshop by NYFA.

Speaking about the competition, Sana Bagersh, managing editor of Tempo stated: “It is the UAE’s 40^th anniversary and we wanted to give an opportunity to the community to express their voices.”

The event was organised by BrandMoxie, a leading advertising agency in Abu Dhabi that specializes in branding, public relations, and events management.