Monthly Archives: May 2025

Entertainment & Celebrity

H.E. Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder of ADMAF and Abu Dhabi Festival, Receives the Prestigious Ed Bradley Leadership Award in Jazz

Presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Duke at 125 Gala, the Founder of ADMAF and Abu Dhabi Festival becomes the Middle East’s first recipient of the prestigious award, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to jazz through education, philanthropy and advocacy.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1 May 2025: The Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) announced that H.E. Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder of ADMAF and the Abu Dhabi Festival, has received the prestigious Ed Bradley Award for Leadership in Jazz, becoming the first-ever recipient from the Middle East to be honoured with this recognition. The award was presented to Her Excellency during the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Duke at 125 Fundraiser Gala in New York, in honour of her lifetime achievement and outstand contributions to the global jazz community, as well as her role in championing cultural exchange through the arts.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

الجائزة الدولية لأدب الطفل العربي تطلق نسختها السابعة عشرة وتدشّن موقعها الإلكتروني الجديد

خلال مشاركتها في مهرجان الشارقة القرائي للطفل

الجائزة الدولية لأدب الطفل العربي تطلق نسختها السابعة عشرة وتدشّن موقعها الإلكتروني الجديد

الشارقة، 2 مايو 2025

أطلقت الجائزة الدولية لأدب الطفل العربي المقدّمة من “إي آند”، والتي ينظّمها المجلس الإماراتي لكتب اليافعين، نسختها السابعة عشرة والموقع الإلكتروني الجديد للجائزة، وذلك خلال مشاركتها في فعاليات الدورة السادسة عشرة من مهرجان الشارقة القرائي للطفل، الذي تنظّمه هيئة الشارقة للكتاب في مركز

إكسبو الشارقة، ويتواصل حتى مساء الأحد المقبل.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Sandro Cleuzo inspires next-gen illustrators with his winningsecrets behind expressive characters at SAC 2025

Acclaimed animator guides participants through expressions, poses and shape theory, offering a rare glimpse into the process of crafting memorable characters

Sharjah, May 2, 2025 

The opening day of the 3rd Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC 2025) lit up with the creative spark and seasoned insights of Disney veteran Sandro Cleuzo, at his workshop, “Character Design Essentials: From Concept to Final Illustration”.

Addressing a full house, the acclaimed animator, known for his work in Mary Poppins Returns (2018), The Iron Giant (1999) and Nimona (2023), shared a masterful breakdown-technique of his character creation process. “Designing characters is like directing actors – you have to know who they are, how they move, and what they’re feeling”. 

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Education

Sharjah explores cooperation with Guinean cities in higher education and civil aviation

During a delegation visit led by the Guinean Ambassador to the Department of Government Relations

Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi: Sharjah is committed to sustainable development partnerships with African nations


Sharjah, May 2, 2025,

The Sharjah Department of Government Relations (DGR) explored avenues for strengthening cooperation in higher education, civil aviation, and cultural exchange with a high-level Guinean delegation led by His Excellency Sekou Cherifke Camara, Ambassador of Guinea to the United Arab Emirates.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

AI could help rebalance global storytelling in children’s media: Experts at Sharjah Animation Conference

Creators from Africa to France discussed how artificial intelligence could rebalance the storytelling ecosystem – if used ethically, thoughtfully, and locally

Sharjah, May 2, 2025

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the future of children’s content and empower storytellers from underrepresented regions, said leading global creators who gathered at the 3rd annual Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC 2025) for a panel discussion ‘The Future of Kids’ Content and AI’, on Thursday.

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