Leading European carpet manufacturer Desso has appointed Dubai-based boutique PR consultancy Shamal Marketing Communications, to raise its profile throughout the Middle East region and build awareness of its award-winning high quality carpet tiles and broadloom.

Light House Studio Dubai, UAE's photo and film studio, in association with leading cinematographer Philip Bloom from London, invite videographers and cinematographer fans and aficionados to be part of a three day workshop learning world class skills and techniques for video and filming in cinematic styles.

Buzzman, voted Best International Small Agency by Advertising Age in 2011, famous internationally for their groundbreaking 'hunter and bear' Tipp-ex Campaign, opens a new office in Dubai.

Actress and Acting Coach Elle Sloboda will be in Dubai to conduct the Acting workshops of the Manhattan Film Academy New York this month at ECMIT, Dubai. The workshops are scheduled to be held from the 13th Jan to 17th January, 6 pm to 10 pm on all days. This is an initiative of new age brand marketing consultancy ISD Global, Dubai.

Light House Studio Dubai in association with renowned filmmaker, Philip Bloom, will host an intensive three-day Video and Film workshop this January. To be held from 17th to 19th January 2013, at Light House Studio in Al Quoz, the course will cover exhaustive training on video and film equipment as well as lighting and post-production.

Independent agency, Digital Republic has hired its first Director of Client Services for its recently opened Dubai-based operation. Susan Probert, who joins the digitally inspired creative agency from Atom, will assume responsibility for the strategic, operational and implementation of creative pertaining to the agency’s existing portfolio in the UAE. She will also support CEO and Founder Karim Khalifa in leading the agency’s new business development across the MENA region.

Its screen time again for all film making enthusiasts in the UAE and the region. New age brand marketing consultancy ISD Global has once again collaborated with the New York based Manhattan Film Academy to conduct film making workshops in the UAE. The workshops are scheduled to be held in Dubai at the ECMIT Campus in January 2013 over a two week period and will straddle Screenwriting, Directing & Acting.

Dubai International Music Awards (DIMA) announced the opening dates of Dubai's 1st International Music Awards ceremony, which will be held on 22nd November 2013 in association with Emaar Properties. The event will take place at Burj Park in Downtown Dubai, Emaar's flagship lifestyle destination, billed as 'The Centre of Now.' The DIMA will bring well-known artists from every continent with an extravagant fireworks display designed by Groupe F.

As part of the publication’s newly-introduced ranking, Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) has been named Communicate’s Media Agency of the Year 2012. According to the magazine, the much-coveted top ranking was garnered thanks to the Group’s numerous award wins this year at the Dubai Lynx, the MENA Cristals, the Cannes Lions and the Gemas Effie MENA Awards.