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“I LOVE UAE”

 

A competition that gave the community a voice

When Tempo and the New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi decided to launch a film competition to celebrate UAE’s 40th anniversary, and give members of the community an opportunity to express their love and appreciation in short videos. The response was phenomenal! The event was held at Mamoura Auditorium and attended by film enthusiasts, industry experts, educationists and members of the public.

 

DEADLINE EXTENDED

 

 

A video competition has been launched to enable members of the community to express their love and appreciation of the UAE by sending video entries that celebrate the spirit and character of the UAE in time for its historic 40 year national day anniversary this year.

 

Travel Travails

 

 

Whoever said “ It is not the destination but the journey that matters.” was profoundly insane and I suspect never had to negotiate the gauntlet of modern travel realities. Recently,  I returned to Abu Dhabi from three weeks in my homeland. I only get there once a year so it was a whirlwind of activity.

 

CONSERVE HERITAGE

The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) participated in the 46th Annual Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), in Nairobi, Kenya.

MOBILE TAGGing

Abu Dhabi Tempo is the first magazine in the region to integrate mobile tags in its publication to become the truly “multimedia magazine”.

Volcano fountain

– by Maxine Guarnier

Abu Dhabi today is the city of malls, beaches, and summer events. But that was not the case until six years ago. Life for any person in Abu Dhabi centered around the famous Volcano Fountain on the Corniche.

ART-ICULATE

– by Sithara Sethumadhavan

Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage,” but for this young artist all Abu Dhabi is the stage or, in her case, the canvas. Neena Rai is an Indian expatriate, a city based artist cum model cum entrepreneur who follows art as a religion.

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