{"id":27314,"date":"2018-09-19T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=27314"},"modified":"2018-09-19T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:06:16","slug":"ama-2018-shortlist-announced-at-mediacom-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/19\/ama-2018-shortlist-announced-at-mediacom-london\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA 2018 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED AT MEDIACOM LONDON"},"content":{"rendered":"

The official Asian Media Awards Shortlist was announced at MediaCom headquarters in London in front of finalists and event partners.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Guests were welcomed by\u00a0Deirdre McGlashan<\/b>, Global Chief Digital Officer at MediaCom.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, a common theme reflected across many of the categories was that of challenging perceptions. It honours work in journalism, radio, television, marketing, stage production and social media across 21 categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

JOURNALISM:<\/span><\/p>\n

MMU & Routes Into Languages Journalist of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalpana Fitzpatrick \u2013 Personal Finance Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Faisal Islam \u2013 Political Editor, Sky News<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashish Joshi \u2013 Reporter & Presenter, Sky News<\/span><\/p>\n

Secunder Kermani \u2013 Pakistan & Afghanistan Correspondent, BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Anisa Subedar, Senior Journalist & Producer, BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Investigation<\/span><\/p>\n

Bollywood\u2019s Dark Secret \u2013 Why Hasn\u2019t Bollywood Had A #METOO Moment \u2013 BBC India,\u00a0Rajini Vaidyanathan (Correspondent), Pratiksha Ghildial (Producer), Varun Nayar (Shoot-Edit), Kate Peters (Executive Producer). Additional Reporting By Supriya Sobti<\/span><\/p>\n

The Truth About Muslim Marriage \u2013 Channel 4\u00a0Dispatches, True Vision Aire<\/span><\/p>\n

The Unspoken Alcohol Problem Among UK Punjabis \u2013\u00a0BBC Digital Pilots & Skills,\u00a0Aidan Castelli, Anusha Kumar, Ramaa Sharma & Chayya Syal<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Tories Islamophobia\u2019 \u2013\u00a0By Shehab Khan, The Independent<\/span><\/p>\n

Beards, Bails and Boundaries: England\u2019s Muslim Cricketers \u2013\u00a0By Ankur Desai<\/span><\/p>\n

White Right: Meeting the Enemy \u2013\u00a0Reported by Deeyah Khan for ITV and Also Streamed on Netflix. Produced by FUUSE<\/span><\/p>\n

Sports Journalist of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Shekhar Bhatia, Daily Mail Online<\/span><\/p>\n

Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport<\/span><\/p>\n

Seema Jaswal<\/span><\/p>\n

Nikesh Rughani, BBC Sport<\/span><\/p>\n

Regional Journalist of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Raveena Ghattaura, ITV News Anglia<\/span><\/p>\n

Navtej Johal, BBC East Midlands Today<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabbiyah Parvez, BBC Look North<\/span><\/p>\n

Rajiv Popat, ITV Central<\/span><\/p>\n

Balvinder Sidhu, ITV Central<\/span><\/p>\n

Outstanding Young Journalist<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashna Hurynag<\/span><\/p>\n

Amani Khan<\/span><\/p>\n

Miriam Walker-Khan<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravneet Nandra<\/span><\/p>\n

Inzy Rashid<\/span><\/p>\n

Haider Saleem<\/span><\/p>\n

TV Report of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Girls: Grooming Victims \u2013 Balwinder Sidhu for ITV Central<\/span><\/p>\n

Child Victims Rohingya \u2013 Ashish Joshi for Sky News<\/span><\/p>\n

Sophia \u2018The Suffragette Princess\u2019 \u2013 By Sangeeta Bhabra for ITV Meridian<\/span><\/p>\n

Grenfell Tower: \u2018Voices from the Ground\u2019 \u2013 Tasnim Nazeer for The Islam Channel<\/span><\/p>\n

RADIO:<\/span><\/p>\n

Radio Station of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC Asian Network<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunrise Radio<\/span><\/p>\n

Regional Radio Station of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Star Radio 101.6FM<\/span><\/p>\n

Radio XL<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabras Radio<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Radio Show<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Beats, BBC Radio 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Mawaan & Emily, BBC Asian Network<\/span><\/p>\n

Mobeen Azhar\u2019s Late Night Discussion, BBC Asian Network<\/span><\/p>\n

Panjabi Hit Squad, BBC Asian Network<\/span><\/p>\n

The Simply Bhangra Top 10, Sunrise Radio<\/span><\/p>\n

Seli & Shivi, Lyca Radio<\/span><\/p>\n

Radio Presenter of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Anushka Arora<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Friction<\/span><\/p>\n

Nomia Iqbal<\/span><\/p>\n

Noreen Khan<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasmeen Khan<\/span><\/p>\n

Shabnam Sahi<\/span><\/p>\n

Radio\u2019s Rising Star<\/span><\/p>\n

Vallisa Chauhan<\/span><\/p>\n

DJ Haashim<\/span><\/p>\n

Harpz Kaur<\/span><\/p>\n

Kavita Kukar<\/span><\/p>\n

Jasmine Takhar<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasser<\/span><\/p>\n

TV:<\/span><\/p>\n

Best TV Show\/Programme<\/span><\/p>\n

Lost Boys? What\u2019s Going Wrong for Asian Men \u2013\u00a0Presenter Mehreen Baig; Executive Producer Joe Evans; Executive Producer Neil Crombie; Director Toby Trackman. Swan Films<\/span><\/p>\n

Man Like Mobeen \u2013\u00a0Written by Guz Khan & Andy Milligan; Directed By Ollie Parsons, Tiger Productions. BBC 3<\/span><\/p>\n

The Boy with the Topknot \u2013\u00a0Written by Mick Ford (based on the novel by Sathnam Sanghera); Directed By Lynsey Miller; Produced By Nisha Parti.\u00a0A Kudos Production In Association with Parti Productions. BBC 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Street Food Servants \u2013\u00a0Narrated By Anita Rani; Produced By George Henton; Executive Producer: Dippy Chaudhary. BBC 2<\/span><\/p>\n

White Kid, Brown Kid \u2013\u00a0Filmed, Produced & Directed By Luned Tonderai; Executive Producer Ian Duncan. Channel 4<\/span><\/p>\n

Best TV Character<\/span><\/p>\n

Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed in Eastenders<\/span><\/p>\n

Guz Khan as Mobeen in Man Like Mobeen<\/span><\/p>\n

Bhavna Limbachia as Rana Nazir in Coronation Street<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanjeev Bhaskar as DI Sunny Khan in Unforgotten<\/span><\/p>\n

TV Channel of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Colors TV UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Sony Entertainment Television<\/span><\/p>\n

Star Plus<\/span><\/p>\n

PRINT & ONLINE:<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Website\/Publication<\/span><\/p>\n

BizAsiaLive.Com<\/span><\/p>\n

BarfiCulture.Tv<\/span><\/p>\n

EasternEye.Biz<\/span><\/p>\n

The Asian Today<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pukaar Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Blog<\/span><\/p>\n

DesiOutsiders.Com<\/span><\/p>\n

Ibz Mo<\/span><\/p>\n

RavinderRandhawa.Com<\/span><\/p>\n

Faima Bakar<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Video Channel<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October<\/span><\/p>\n

MARKETING & PR:<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Agency of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Algebra Consulting<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultr<\/span><\/p>\n

Here&Now 365<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethnic Reach<\/span><\/p>\n

Sterling Media<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Professional of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Farzana Baduel, Curzon PR<\/span><\/p>\n

Natasha Mudhar, Sterling Media<\/span><\/p>\n

Vickram Sembi, Exterion Media<\/span><\/p>\n

Manish Tewari, Here&Now 365<\/span><\/p>\n

Creative Media Award<\/span><\/p>\n

As British As Campaign \u2013\u00a0Penny Appeal<\/span><\/p>\n

State Bank of India \u2018March of Time\u2019 \u2013\u00a0Cultr<\/span><\/p>\n

DesiDesign.Co.Uk \u2013\u00a0Vinod Nalawade<\/span><\/p>\n

#WeAreOneFamily \u2013\u00a0Ethnicreach & One Family<\/span><\/p>\n

LIVE PRODUCTIONS:<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Stage Production<\/span><\/p>\n

Child of the Divide \u2013\u00a0By Sudha Bhuchar & Directed By Jim Pope, Featuring, Karan Gill, Halema Hussain, Devesh Kishore, Nyla Levy, Diljohn Singh. Produced By Bhuchar Boulevard In Association with The Partition History Project (PHP), Polka Theatre & Big Imaginations Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

Handlooms \u2013\u00a0Written By Rani Moorthy; Directed by Alan Lane, Rasa Theatre & Contact. Supported By Curve & Slung Low<\/span><\/p>\n

Hijabi Monologues \u2013\u00a0Written By: Sahar Ullah, Nimmo Ismail, Hanan Issa, Amal Abdi.\u00a0Directed By Milli Bhatia, Featuring: Zainab Hasan, Ayesha Dharker, Nadi Kemp Sayfi, Hibo Muuse, Aryana Ramkhalawon, Michal Keyamo<\/span><\/p>\n

#JeSuis \u2013\u00a0Concept, Direction, Choreography: Aakash Odedra. Created & Performed By: Melissa Ugolini, Su Guzey, Beril Senoz, Gizem Aksu, Yasin Anar, Evrim Akyay, Taner Gungor<\/span><\/p>\n

Pyar Actually \u2013\u00a0Written By Sukh Ojla; Directed by Pravesh Kumar; Designer Rebecca Brower; Lighting Designer Jack Weir; Sound Designer Matt Eaton. Rifco Arts & Watford Palace Theatre<\/span><\/p>\n

Spun \u2013\u00a0By Rabiah Hussain. Directed by Richard Speir. Featuring Aasiya Shah & Humaira Iqbal. Arcola Theatre<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Live Event<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC Asian Network Live<\/span><\/p>\n

Empire of the Sikhs<\/span><\/p>\n

London Halal Food Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Chowdhry \u2018Innit\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

SPECIAL AWARDS:<\/span><\/p>\n

AMA Best Newcomer<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Personality of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television & Film Award<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October<\/span><\/p>\n

Outstanding Contribution to Media\u00a0Award<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers on the night (Monday 17 September) included,\u00a0Sheena Wrigley<\/b>, Theatre Director, Manchester Palace and Opera House,Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History,\u00a0Paul Broster<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Joe Burns<\/b>\u00a0of official charity partners, CLIC Sargent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jaymz Goodman<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Pete Jerrett<\/b>\u00a0spoke of how the charity had assisted them during their treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote speaker\u00a0Sarfraz Manzoor<\/b>\u00a0shared details of the upcoming film\u00a0Blinded By The Light\u00a0which is based on his memoirs\u00a0\u2018Greetings from Bury Park.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

The movie is directed by acclaimed film maker\u00a0Gurinder Chadha.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Winners and recipients of AMA special awards will be announced at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Thursday 25 October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Asian Media Awards return<\/span>
\n<\/span>to the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Thursday\u00a0October 25 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous recipients of an Asian Media Award include\u00a0Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Waris Hussein, Art Malik, Mehdi Hasan, Nina Wadia and Anita Rani.<\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Salford are premier sponsors and\u00a0partners to the event\u00a0include ITV, MediaCom, M.E.N, Press Association Training, Primesight and The Palace Theatre & Opera House.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event is also supported by Manchester Metropolitan University, Routes Into Languages, Namey, AMT Lawyers, Hilton Manchester Deansgate, Supreme Dream Events, Payal Events & Cleartwo.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The official charity partner\u00a0for 2018 is\u00a0CLIC Sargent.<\/span><\/p>\n

For further information please email\u00a0umbreen@asianmediaawards.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a>or\u00a0see\u00a0www.asianmediaawards.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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