Dubai’s Ti22 Films wins Silver Dolphin at Cannes

Film production company, Ti22 Films, bagged a silver for the UAE at the fifth annual Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. The international festival dedicated to corporate films and documentaries recognised Ti22 Films for its short documentary, Flying a Dream.

The film documents Dubai aviation industry’s growth while featuring prominent personalities including His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of The Emirates Group and Chairman of Dubai World, HE Mohamed Ahli, Director General, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines and Juma Al Majid, Founder and Chairman, Juma al Majid Group .

Commissioned and supported by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, the short documentary was produced to celebrate and honour Dubai aviation’s 75^th year milestone.

“When we first approached Ti22 Films to produce a short documentary on our aviation achievements, we had no clue that the result would be so moving,” said Mohammed A. Ahli, Director General of the DCAA.

“The documentary beautifully captures our journey through the last 75 years and showcases the vision and efforts of people who contributed to our success. We are extremely happy that it has won the Silver at Cannes.”

The documentary has received recognition at various global Television & Film award ceremonies even winning a gold world medal and two finalist awards earlier this year at the New York International Television & Film Awards.

“We are extremely happy that Ti22 Films has won yet another award for ‘Flying a Dream’,” said Reim El Houni, founder of Ti22 Films.

“We are thankful to everyone who contributed to the success of the film. Our focus at Ti22 has always been to create meaningful documentaries and films which can be enjoyed by the audience with a hope to win many more accolades in the future.”

Out of 725 entries at the highly respected international award festival, a total of 141 productions from around the world were honoured for their creative brilliance with Ti22 Films being one of 5 winners from the UAE and the only Dubai winning film. Ti22’s other winning films include a corporate film for ENOC, a corporate film for BASF, an event film for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation and the trailer for TEDx Abu Dhabi.