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Epica Awards’ Editorial Director Mark Tungate tells Communicate about setting up an award show in the era of Covid-19 and the ways to address these sensitive times when looking at advertising work. The Epica Awards always had quite a strong distance component in its setup, with many journalists voting remotely. How does this help you in […]

Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of Marketing & Communication at the Public Diplomacy Office in the UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, tells Communicate how he got into marketing, what his work means to him, and how he sees the role of government communications. What is your background and when did you start in […]

The lockdown has introduced a new generation of gamers. In fact, it is being said that there are now as many gamers as there are people who watch TV. That can only mean one thing: brands now have a new potential audience group they can reach. But brands and advertisers need to first understand more […]

Emirates Nation Brand’s Khaled AlShehhi explains how the Emirates developed a unique campaign that celebrates the historic Hope Probe launch. At 1.58 am on June 20, the world heard for the first Arabic countdown ever, marking the launch of the Hope Probe, the first Arab interplanetary mission that will reach Mars orbit in approximately 200 […]

Ramadan is the month of coming together to celebrate. But the current pandemic has forced people to stay apart from one another. Many have resorted to connecting virtually, despite the occasion, to stay connected. Vodafone Egypt and Wunderman Thompson Cairo decided to provide a solution to this predicament by lanching “Stay Home, Stay Connected/Entertained,” a short […]

Babyshop celebrates Ramadan using children’s words of hope and compassion. At a time when many brands are trying to spread messages of solidarity and positivity, Landmark Group’s children retail store chain Babyshop hit a high note with “A World We Deserve,” a film released globally on the eve of Ramadan to, in these peculiar times, […]

As the region – and the world – entered an unprecedented time of confinement and isolation in March, leading Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD launched a series of initiatives to support people and businesses, helping them alleviate the financial pressure they are under and use contactless banking while staying safely at home. In parallel, Emirates NBD […]

The Journey, a video series created by digital media agency, Socialize and automotive brand Volkswagen combats the unrelatable and inauthentic portrayal of success stories online by featuring a diverse range of speakers who share their stories and reveal about the difficult hurdles one actually faces on their journey towards success. The trio behind the campaign includes Rhia Samuel- Senior […]

 Henry Windridge, Head of Brand – MEA at Discovery and Rowan Ashraf, Snap Content Manager at UTurn, talk about creating content on Snapchat for their respective brands and share some insights into how consumers interact with content differently on the platform, during the holy month of Ramadan.  What do you like the most about Snapchat? […]

The September print edition of Communicate is out this week, giving an in-depth look at creativity. There are many reasons why we chose to focus on this topic. First, whether society defines creativity as a way of life, a scientific mechanism or even some sort of magic, it is a phenomenon that makes our lives more […]

By Anthony Crupi The much griped-about series finale of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” on Sunday night broke the premium cable network‘s all-time ratings records, as nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to find out who would get to sit on the Uncomfortable Pointy Chair. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the 82-minute “Thrones” capper averaged 19.3 million total viewers, […]

Samsung Gulf Electronics and Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) have announced the return of the Samsung Short Film Contest. The contest is open to budding filmmakers, art students and anyone with an interest in film to get creative. The winner will get an opportunity to screen their film at the Short Film Corner at Cannes […]

  The production house was, once, a very defined roof under which a very defined set of people lived. They all knew their roles and their job was clear: to produce. As the old adage goes: times change. Digitization has forced the production industry to evolve and function in a much more collaborative way because […]

twofour54 opens the door for Arab filmmakers to apply for a SANAD grant to support the development or post production stages of their projects. The fund will continue to receive applications until the end of June 2015. SANAD Fund grantees for 2015 will be announced August 3For the sixth consecutive year, SANAD is providing financial […]

Image Nation Abu Dhabi announces a deal to fully finance James Ponsoldt’s upcoming feature adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel The Circle.  The film will be presented by Image Nation in association with Parkes MacDonald Productions. IM Global are handling international sales on the film and will be representing it at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. US […]

Based in Qatar, production company The Film House has officially launched in the region a year on from its soft operational launch. Established by Justin Kramer as chief operating officer, and Omar Khalifa as director of production, the Film House relocated into its flagship offices in early January. Kramer, an American filmmaker and artist, started […]