MUMBAI: The inaugural edition of Promax & BDA Arabia has announced the winners. In one of the more prestigious categories, Best Television Image Promo, Showtime-Gulf DTH, UAE won the gold medallion (Movietime), while MBC Creative Services collected the gold for Best Programme Promo (MBC1: Echo of the Stadium).
Overall, MBC Creative Services, UAE picked up five Gold and five Silver PROMAX&BDA statuettes for a total of 10 awards. Dubai Media Inc., UAE picked up three gold and three silver. Showtime-Gulf DTH, UAE took home two gold and one silver.
With over 100 entries in the first ever-competition of its kind in the Middle Eastern territory, submissions had to be published or distributed in Arabia between 1 January 2004 and 1 April 2005.
Jim Chabin CEO of Promax & BDA and Carmen Alzner, SVP and managing director of Promax & BDA EMEA presented gold and silver muse and isis trophies to the big winners.
The Award Winners:
Best television image promo
Gold = MovieTime/ Showtime - Gulf DTH, UAE
Silver = Girl Swing/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Best Time to Watch/ Showtime - Gulf DTH, UAE
Best programme promo
Gold = MBC1: Echo of the Stadium/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = Al Arabiya: Persona Non Grata/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best drama promo
Gold = The Young and The Restless/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Gold = MBC4: The Judge/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = MBC2: Dark Angel Red/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best film promo
Gold = Different Places, One Television/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Arabic First Run Movies/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Best Editing
Gold = Fright Night/ Showtime - Gulf DTH, UAE
Silver = MBC2: Dark Angel Red (Edit)/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best on-air dubbing
Gold = MBC 4 Channel Branding/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = AlRai Redesign/ velvet mediendesign GmbH, Germany
Best on-air identity
Gold = MBC 4 Idents/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = Al Arabiya: 21:00 Documentary/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best programme title sequence
Gold = Hayatuha / Her Life/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Ma Bady Atbukh, Ma Ba'ref - Can't Cook/Wont Cook/ Graphic Aroma, Egypt
Best original log design
Gold = MBC4 Logo/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = ONE television Logo/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = AlRai Logobumper + Seasonal/ velvet mediendesign GmbH, Germany
