30 Apr 2018 – 8:27
The Peninsula
DOHA: Qatar Post (Q-Post), Memac Ogilvy, and The Edge Picture Company Qatar announced yesterday that the new brand film “Dear Qatar” — a production for Qatar Post — has received two major film awards at the New York Festivals 2018. The two-minutes short film won the prestigious Gold and Silver awards in the Writing and Cinematography categories.
The Edge Picture Company has won 20 awards at New York Festivals 2018 including the Production Company of The Year Award for the 12th consecutive year.
Khalid Jassim Al Emadi, Director of sales & Marketing at Qatar Post said, “We are very pleased at Qatar Post with the two awards for our film “Dear Qatar” in the categories of writing and cinematography.
The New York Festivals competition sets the trend for storytellers globally, and we are proud that our film has joined this trend. It is also an indication of the compelling story behind Qatar Post history and our country. At the same time, we want to congratulate the Edge Picture for their good work and the large number of awards received this year at NY Festivals”.
Phil Blundell, co-owner at The Edge said “We are honoured to have won 20 awards this year at one of the world’s most prestigious award ceremonies and yet more awards for our Qatari clients.
We would like to thank all our clients for their trust and belief in us as the film company to deliver their films. Production Company of the Year is a huge achievement for us and we are so grateful for the recognition”.
