The Pakistan Media Awards, commonly known as The PMA, These are a set of awards given annually for radio, TV,

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, and

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

achievements. The award is a

statuette A figurine (a diminutive form of the word ''figure'') or statuette is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with cla ...

representing a knight with a star on the chest. Its official name is the Pakistan Media Award of Merit. The awards were was founded in 2010 and first given in 2010. PMA focuses on media achievements including all the occupations that come under media. In the television category, awards are awarded in

talk shows A talk show is a television programming, radio programming or podcast genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show', pp.3-4Erler, Robert (20 ...

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, reality programs,

dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been c ...

sitcoms A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home ...

, daily soaps, and the

fashion industry Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, Fashion accessory, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into Clothing, outfits that depict distinct ...

. Awards also acknowledge the efforts of artists in films, radio, and especially the theatre industry, which the PMA endeavor to revive through this platform. The 3rd Pakistan Media Awards were held on 30 November 2012 at Expo Centre in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

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. Previously the

4th Pakistan Media Awards The Pakistan Media Awards, commonly known as The PMA, These are a set of awards given annually for radio, Television, TV, film, and theatre achievements. The award is a Figurine, statuette representing a knight with a star on the chest. Its off ...

were scheduled on 28 December 2013, but due to overwhelming amounts of online votings and persistent requests of voters, the ceremony was rescheduled for 11 January 2014 at the Expo Center, Karachi.

History

The first formal ceremony was held on 7th April 2010 at

. Awards were presented in four categories: TV, Film, Radio and Theatre. According to the organiser and CEO Arshad Siddiqui, the purpose behind the event was to re-live the

Pakistani film industry The film industry of Pakistan, consisting of motion pictures, has had a large effect on Pakistani society and culture since the nation's independence. Pakistani cinema is made up of various sub-industries, including Lollywood, which mak ...

. He said though he and other private sector were trying to play their level best the cold behavior of government was quite illogical. The 2nd Pakistan Media Awards, held on 7 May 2011 in

. Awards hosts were Faisal Qureshi and

Aijaz Aslam Aijaz Aslam (born 3 October 1966) () is a Pakistani television actor, model, fashion designer and entrepreneur. He is best known for playing the lead in his drama debut '' Kashkol'', which was telecasted on NTM in 1993, in PTV's 2003 drama ...

. The 3rd Pakistan Media Awards was held on 30 November 2012 in Karachi.

Award ceremonies

Notes: # Due to city fragile and unarmed circumstances, Triple-E on security grounds rescheduled and extend the 3rd award ceremony date. # Due to Overwhelming response from the public on online votings for the public poll of selected online nominations, Triple-E shift the date of Ceremony in year 2014, as per the high demand of public to extend the voting days for nominations, but, awards will be awarded for cinematic or media year of 2012.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.pakistanmediaaward.com, PMA official website Annual events in Pakistan Awards established in 2010 2010 establishments in Pakistan Pakistani film awards Pakistani television awards Pakistani music awards Pakistani fashion awards Pakistani journalism awards Asian radio awards

History

Award ceremonies

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