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UAE NEWS

FESPA launches Middle East event

On 28 March 2023, inspire and stimulate the architects, and visual
FESPA has launched FESPA Middle Easts’ print, signage communications
Middle East, a new event and visual communications professionals from the
serving the speciality print, community with a FESPA Middle East, Africa and
signage and visual event.” South Asia. FESPA has
communications Like FESPA’s established selected the location of the
community in the Middle regional events in Eurasia Middle East event to attract
East and Africa regions. The (I stanb ul), Afric a the regional print industry
first edition of the annual (Johannesburg), Central from a wide geographical
exhibition will take place at America (Mexico City) and area, which have a
Dubai Exhibition Centre, Brazil (Sao Paolo), FESPA combined population of
Middle East will provide an
United Arab Emirates, from important, targeted sales over 57.2 million and a GDP
29 to 31 January 2024. The New Middle East event to serve growing print & signage market and marketing platform for of over $4.37 trillion.
exhibition is expected to comments: “Major vendors recovery, alongside the exhibitors including FESPA has appointed an
welcome over 100 global have been expressing a region’s renowned core principal suppliers and experienced exhibitions
brands. At the event, FESPA strong appetite for a industries. Landmark events distributors of equipment, team in Dubai to sell and
will host the first World content-led FESPA event in have recently showcased the software, media and promote the new event,
Wrap Masters competition the Middle East for some region’s capacity to serve consumables for digital, supported by the resources
in the Middle East, a time, matched by demand international visitors with screen, textile printing and and expertise of the global
Sustainability Spotlight from the leading speciality world-class facilities. sign-making. The visitor sales teams based out of UK,
educational feature, a print service providers. It’s a Through our recent FLEX audience will comprise of USA, Brazil, Mexico,
large format digital printers,
conference and technical market that continues to Summit and our increasing textile printers, print service Turkey, South Africa,
training programme and a show solid year-on-year FESPA Direct membership providers, fleet graphics Thailand and China. For
Club FESPA Lounge for growth, with key sectors in MEA, we’re establishing producers, sign-makers and further information about
FESPA Direct (MEA group) such as tourism and FESPA’s brand in this fabricators, brand owners FESPA Middle East, visit:
members to network. property demonstrating region, and we believe that and creative agencies, https://www.
FESPA CEO Neil Felton healthy post-COVID now’s the perfect time to interior designers and fespamiddleeast.com/

Canon launches its 2023 Student Development Programme

Canon Middle East has EPA will select the initial Student Development
once again opened its 100-strong cohort of the Programme 2023 and will
prestigious Canon Student region’s most promising be notified by 5th May 2023.
Development Programme young visual storytellers. The selected 100 students
(CSDP) for applications, Submissions are invited will be partnered up with
marking its seventh iteration until 16th April 2023 and one of the programme’s
of the programme that has aspirants can fill the online expert mentors, with the
supported hundreds of form and add their portfolio aim to discuss their current
aspiring photographers in work and longer-term
taking the first vital steps within the genre of career aspirations in
towards a career in photojournalism or
photojournalism. The documentary photography. dedicated one-to-one
exposure to experienced 100 participants will be accepted onto the 2023 CSDP programme They will need an ID and an sessions. Virtual reviews
adequate proficiency in
professionals from the English to take part. With a throughout summer will
photographic community, careers. academic year. A further 10 maximum of two projects, help refine their portfolio
the opportunity to attend The programme is open to places are available for talent submissions can comprise and project synopsis – with
key industry events, and for students and interns1 nominated by industry up to 20 images each, a a particular focus on
learning and development. residing in the Middle East professionals, regardless of description of the project(s), exploring different editing
This year’s programme again who are at least 18 years of where they are in their image captions and a options and ways to further
offers financial support and age on 16th April 2023, or education journey. A panel personal bio. strengthen narrative skills
gives young photographers a those who have completed of editors from Getty 100 participants will be and develop authorial
platform to launch their their course in the 2022-23 Images, Reuters, AFP and accepted onto the Canon signatures.

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