India - The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award Show took place at the Venetian Macau-Resort-Hotel as the highlight of a weekend of lavish celebrations promoting Indian cinema to the world on 13 June 2009.

Lighting director was UK- based Paul Birks with Dubai-based Nigel Holborough as lighting and visual media designer. Technical production was organised by Hong Kong's Xtreme Xecution and the extravaganza was produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment.

The IIFA Award Show is the biggest South Asian media event and is considered among one of the most-watched global annual events. It is due to be aired to a TV audience of 800m at the beginning of July. The show was run on five grandMA's controlling over 200 moving and 600 conventional lights along with six MA media PCs putting content into LED screens integrated into the Venetian themed purpose built set.

(Jim Evans)


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