Awards

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

ADFF introduces new award for environmental films

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), organized by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced today that the renewable energy company Masdar will be the Official Partner of the Festival’s program for films on significant environmental issues. ADFF, which runs from October 13-22, 2011 has also announced that the program, presented for the [...]

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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

The INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS extend entry deadline!

The INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™, a global programme that recognises inspiring, innovative and creative approaches to sustainability, is extending its deadline for entry to Thursday, 16th September 2011. Judged by some of the world’s most influential sustainability experts and media luminaries, including Arianna Huffington, Baroness Barbara Young, David de Rothschild and Sir Crispin Tickell, the Awards [...]

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

DESERTEC Thesis Award: Apply now!

The industry initiative Dii, together with the DESERTEC Foundation and the DESERTEC University Network launch the DESERTEC Thesis Award this year. The winners will receive their award at Dii’s Annual Conference in November in Cairo. The aim of the award is to recognize outstanding research papers and to encourage more students to conduct research on [...]

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Friday, August 5th, 2011

Vote for the world’s most ‘Responsible Celebrity’

Voting is now open for the INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™ inaugural Best Green International Celebrity Award. Nominees include the global eco-glitterati such as Sir Paul McCartney, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz, Helena Christensen, Sting, Gael Garcia Bernal, Angelique Kidjo, Rahul Bose, Don Cheadle to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. This award seeks to recognise an international media figure [...]

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Monday, July 11th, 2011

An amazing intimate peek into life on Earth! (video-documentary)

A simple concept: What happens when you send a request out to the world to chronicle, via video, a single day on Earth? People from around the world were invited to film themselves on the same day, documenting their lives as well as answering 3 questions: Who do you love? What’s in your pocket? What [...]

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