AIBD is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the World Television Awards 2015, category Humanity for the Best TV Documentary on "Dealing with Natural Disaster” and category Science/Environment for the Best TV Programme on “Supporting Climate Change Initiative”.
AIBD is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the World Television Awards 2015:
CATEGORY HUMANITY for the Best TV Documentary on "Dealing with Natural Disaster"
- Winner: "Pagbangon" directed by Angeli Guidaya-Atienza and broadcast by GMA Network, Inc – Philippines
- Runner-up: "Survival of the Fittest" directed by M.D. Imam Hossain and broadcast by BTV – Bangladesh
CATEGORY SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT for the Best TV Programme on "Supporting Climate Change Initiative"
- Winner: "Extreme Weather" directed by Anja Taylor and broadcast by ABC – Australia
- Runner-up: "Future Forward – Climate Change" directed by Jonathan David Peeris and broadcast by MediaCorp Pte Ltd – Singapore
The final jury session of the World TV Awards 2015 took place 23 and 24 April 2015 at the AIBD office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
World TV Awards 2015, jury session
Mr John Maguire, Director of International Relations and Cooperation of France Médias Monde, France chaired the international jury.
The other members of the jury were:
- Mr Abdull Hadi Mohd Yusoff, Manager of Magazine & Documentary Unit, Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), Malaysia
- Dr Elnour Elkaris Ahmed Daffalla, Manager of Documentary Department, National Sudan TV Corporation, Sudan
- Mr Kalle Furst, Consultant for NRK and Director of Furst & Father, Film and TV Ltd, Norway
- Ms Shelley McMorrow, Executive Director, Osmosis Production, Malaysia
- Ms Stéphanie Rabourdin Godbert, Regional Audiovisual Attachée, French Embassy of Singapore
The World TV Awards 2015 are supported by Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU).
World TV Awards 2015 – Winners & Runners-Up Announcement
AIBD is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the World Television Awards 2015, category Humanity for the Best TV Documentary on "Dealing with Natural Disaster” and category Science/Environment for the Best TV Programme on “Supporting Climate Change Initiative”.
AIBD supports Girls in ICT day
Backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the world celebrates fourth Thursday in April, every year as Girls in ICT day. AIBD supports this ITU initiative which aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
UN-APCICT Expert Group Meeting on Social Media and Disaster Risk Management
AIBD participated in the Expert Group Meeting on Social Media and Disaster Risk Management which took place from 7 – 8 April 2015 in Incheon, South Korea. The workshop was organised by the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT).
Extension of Online Registration Deadline for AMS 2015
Online Registration Extended
The deadline for online registration to the Asia Media Summit is now officially extended to Thursday, 30 April 2015.
All delegates are requested to urgently register by clicking the link here
Travel Itineraries
With the AMS fast approaching, all foreign delegates are urgently requested to submit their travel itineraries and hotel booking through their online registration or directly to AIBD.
