Bangkok--2 Apr--Image Impact The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) recently raised the curtain on the IDEA IIFA Awards 2008 with Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan (3rd left), famous Indian actor, starting the voting process by casting the first vote witnessed by Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand in India, Mr. Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya (3rd right) as well as Ramesh Sippy (left), the CMO of IDEA Cellular Pradeep Shrivastava (2nd right), Star TV’s CEO Uday Shankar (2nd left), Gitanjali Group GM Commercial Anuj Rakyn (right), along with Wizcraft Directors, Andre Timmins, Sabbas Joseph and Viraf Sarkari amongst others. The Industry Voting for the IDEA IIFA Awards Nominations took place during last weekend when industry stalwarts, actors, directors, producers, technicians, composers and behind the scenes communities came out in full force to cast their votes, which would decide the nominations for the main awards. Entering its 9th year, the star-studded glamorous IIFA 2008 Weekend will be held from June 6th - 8th in Bangkok, Thailand. The IDEA IIFA Awards is broadcast on the Star Television network and the final presentation night with exciting star-studded performances will reach global viewers this June. Star TV is India’s most-watched satellite channel. Along with terrestrial broadcasters from across more than 50 countries, IIFA programming reaches an audience of over 500 million people, making it one of the most-watched events in the world. International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is a movement pioneered by Wizcraft International and brings together the worlds of Indian and International Cinema and business on one common global platform. It strives to build bridges through cinema to create one people, one world. For further information, please contact: Wizcraft International Entertainment Image Impact Ltd. Anuja Choudhary/ Lizel Noronha Chutinun Guna-Tilaka/Suchada Termtechatipong [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 9821185285/ 9325454642 +66 (0) 2253 6809 — 12 Ext 118, 107