38 December 2016 www.bahrainthismonth.com happenings When? December 5-7 Event? Islamic Banking Conference Venue? ART Rotana, Amwaj Islands The Building Bridges Film Festival is a charity event designed to engage, enrich and inspire audiences. This exciting week-long event will feature award-winning contemporary documentaries. The selected films are united by the theme of ‘bridging cultures’. Additionally, the festival will incorporate workshops led by expert and talented filmmakers, created for budding artists to gain an understanding of the requirements and rigours of filmmaking, as well as to experience the exhilaration of producing a completed project. By utilising the power of film, the event aims to bring audiences and filmmakers together to foster understanding and cooperation, dialogue and debate. Indeed, most, if not all, of the filmmakers of the films presented will be attending the festival to engage with audiences for Q&A sessions and discussions. The event also aims to raise awareness and funds for refugees who are displaced globally, with the mission of providing aid in order to improve their quality of life and to protect their dignity. The goal is to help provide basic needs and infrastructure, including healthcare and education, to assist with documentation and transition, to offer psychological support and workshops, and to install Internet in official refugee camps. The festival will showcase nine films from five countries as well as three musical acts and a number of workshops. The inauguration is to take place at the Cultural Hall on December 6 and doors open at 6.30pm. For tickets and film details, visit www.buildingbridgesfilmfest.com This benchmark of the Islamic banking industry returns for its second edition. World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) is a comprehensive performance-assessment framework that will help Islamic financial institutions assess their ranking and performance in comparison to their competitors. Specifically, the WIBC Performance Indicator will form the basis of the annually anticipated WIBC Performance Awards that will be announced at the WIBC Gala Dinner on December 6. The WIBC Leaderboard is the innovative performance assessment that will provide rankings of the top Islamic banks and financial institutions based on a variety of robust financial and governance metrics such as asset growth, return on equity, return on assets, disclosures, and corporate social responsibility. It will provide industry participants with a visually engaging view of Islamic banks to compare themselves with their peers at the global, regional and national levels across several dimensions. The data employed in creating the assessment framework has been sourced from the ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) and Bankscope. WIBC Leaderboard will have three categories for the awards: one Global Award, four Regional Awards for each of the following world regions, GCC, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Levant; and 13 Country Awards for Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, UAE and Saudi Arabia. WIBC 2016 will take place with the strategic partnership of the Central Bank of Bahrain, at the ART Rotana Hotel, Amwaj Islands. For more information on the event, visit www.wibc2016.com. BUILDING BRIDGES FILM FESTIVAL WIBC 2016 LEADERBOARD FOR GLOBAL ISLAMIC BANKING When? December 6-13 Event? Film Festival Venue? Various When? December 10 Event? Festive Fayre Venue? Bahrain Rugby Football Club E Call 17 695-809. When? December 10 and 17 Event? Teddy Bear Afternoon Tea and Gingerbread Making Venue? La Med – The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain E Call 17 580-000. When? December 13 Event? Book Launch Venue? The Gulf Hotel, Bahrain E Call 17 713-000. When? December 13-14 Event? Cooking Competition Venue? The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain E Call 17 580-000. When? December 15-March 15 Event? Art Expo Venue? Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Heritage E Visit www. shaikhebrahimcenter.org When? December 16 Event? Bahrain National Day Venue? Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay E Call 17 115-000. When? December 16 Event? Bahrain National Day Venue? Bahrain International Circuit E Call 17 450-000. When? December 18-21 Event? Junior Sports Camp Venue? Bahrain Rugby Football Club E Call 17 695-809. When? December 19-22 Event? Christmas Carolling Venue? The Crowne Plaza Bahrain E Call 17 531-122. When? December 21 Event? Live Performance Venue? La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art E Call 17 230-123, email info@ lafontaineartcentre.net or visit www.lafontaineartcentre.net When? December 22-24 Event? Motorcycle Event Venue? The Bahrain Mall E Call 17 558-101. When? December 26 to January 5 Event? Kids’ Winter Camp Venue? The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain E Call 17 586-612.
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