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IIFA announces winners in the technical award categories

  • United Arab Emirates: Saturday, June 10 - 2006 at 15:20
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The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced the winners for the technical categories of the Idea IIFA Awards 2006.

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  • Hindi film Black
    Hindi film Black
Hindi films Black and Parineeta have bagged awards in most categories.

The Idea IIFA Awards are the high point of the 7th Annual IIFA Weekend and Awards in Dubai from June 14-17, 2006, presented by Tiara Residence, the multi-gated community development from UAE based Zabeel Investments.

Black won awards for cinematography, editing, song recording and background score and Parineeta was recognized for makeup & costume, sound recording, art direction and screenplay. Other films applauded in the technical category included Dus, Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Apaharan and Bunty Aur Babli.

The technical awards results were strictly monitored, collated and tabulated by the internationally reputed audit firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

The winners include:

1 Cinematography
Ravi K Chandran for the movie Black

2 Screenplay
Vidhu Vinod Chopra& Pradeep Sarkar for
Parineeta - The Married Woman

3 Dialogue
Prakash Jha for Apharan

4 Editing
Bela Segal for Black

5 Art Direction
Keshto Mondol, Elridge Rodrigues, Tanushree Sarkar, Pradeep Sarkar for Parineeta - The Married Woman

6 Choreography
Vaibhavi Merchant for Bunty Aur Babli - Kajra re

7 Action
Allan Amin for Dus

8 Sound Recording
Bishwadeep Chatterjee for Parineeta - The Married Woman

9 Sound Re Recording
Anup Dev for Black

10 Song Recording
P. Balaraman for Aashiq Banaya Aapne

11 Special Effects
Prime Focus for Dus

12 Background Score
Monty Sharma for Black

13 Costume Designing
Subarna Ray Chaudhari for Parineeta - The Married Woman

14 Make up
Vidyadhar Bhatte for Parineeta - The Married Woman

The awards will be given away at the grand Idea IIFA Awards presentation ceremony on June 16th and the presentation will be beamed to a global audience of almost a billion by the event broadcast partners STAR TV.

The 7th Annual IIFA Weekend and Awards are held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Chairman of Emirates Group and Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Dubai Shopping Festival and the Dubai Summer Surprises.
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For further information, please contact:
Lisa George/Rami Halawani, Asda'a Public Relations, Dubai
Tel: +971 4 3344550 (ext: 404/403)

Sponsor & Partner Details:
Tiara Residence by Zabeel Investments - Title Sponsorof 7th Annual IIFA Weekend & Awards
Zabeel Investments is a multi-diversified investment company focused in the areas of commercial real estate development and management, private equity and asset management across a wide range of economic sectors in the UAE, GCC and overseas.

Idea Cellular -Sponsor of Idea IIFA Awards 2006
As India's leading GSM Mobile Services operator, IDEA Cellular has licenses to operate in 11 of India's cellular circles. With a customer base of over 7 million, IDEA Cellular has operations in Delhi, Mahrashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, UP- West and Kerala. IDEA Cellular's footprint currently covers approximately 45% of India's population and over 50% of the potential telecom-market.
More about IDEA Cellular Ltd. at http://www.ideacellular.com

STAR TV Network-Exclusive broadcast partner for IIFA AWards
STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia's leading multi-platform content and service provider. STAR's over 40 television services in seven languages reach more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR in India has captured the imagination of Indian audiences with gripping dramas, comedies, thrillers, path-breaking game shows, events and movies. STAR PLUS has been India's No. 1 cable channel for five consecutive years. The channel dominates every entertainment genre and time slot across the day, reaching over 65 million viewers every week.

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd- Event organisers
Wizcraft International Entertainment, India's leading event management company is dedicated to showcasing its expertise on the world stage. Having begun its operations in 1988, Wizcraft has conceptualized and produced events staged in Mauritius, UK, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Iraq, Australia and Sri Lanka among others.
Wizcraft's clientele comprise leading global corporates, governments of various countries and leading international entertainment and sports associations and celebrities. The company is focused on providing Global Event Management Solutions at the doorstep of its clients.
SPONSORS AND ASSOCIATES IN DUBAI FOR THE TIARA IIFA WEEKEND IN DUBAI 2006

Tiara Residence : Title Sponsor of the IIFA Weekend
City Tower Real Estate
Rosy Blue Diamonds
Sahara Computers
Atomic UK
Grand Hyatt Dubai : Official Hospitality partner
Gulf News : Official Print partner
Arabian Radio Network : Official Radio partner
Dubai International Film Festival : Presenting sponsor of IIFA World Premier & Post party
Dubai Studio City : IIFA Workshop Partner, and ground support
Grand Cineplex : Venue partners for IIFA World Premiere & IIFA Film Festival
Gulf Films & Phars Films
Dubai Chamber of Commerce : Partner for FICCI IIFA Global Business Forum
Emirates Airlines : Airline support
Dreamhorizon : Official Destination Manager
Mac : Official Make up provider
IBPC - FICCI IIFA Global Business Forum Support partner
Dubai Summer Surprises
Airport Expo : Awards Venue partner
Diamondlease
Gulf Technical
A & E
Netlink
Lotus One
Channel Two Movies
Idea Cellular India
Star Television Network

Conceptualized and Executed by:Wizcraft International Entertainment

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