DICM 2025 Launches “Spotlight Stories” – A New Stage for the MENA Region’s Brightest Creative Talents

Each year, the Dubai International Content Market (DICM) transforms Dubai into a vibrant hub where content, creativity, and commerce converge. As one of the region’s most anticipated industry gatherings, DICM 2025 returns bigger, bolder, and more globally connected than ever before, bringing together over 90 exhibitors and 250+ buyers from more than 50 countries. This year’s edition, taking place on 4-5 November at Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, expands its vision with a powerful new format: Spotlight Stories – The DICM Pitching Challenge. It’s not just another pitching event, it’s a stage for discovery, a platform for storytellers to break through and shape what audiences watch next. Alongside this brand-new initiative, DICM will host DICM Talks, a series of thought-provoking panels, fireside chats, and keynotes with global and regional media leaders. At the same time, the DICM Producers Connect hub will offer a meeting ground where regional and international producers can find common ground, develop ideas, and co-create for a shared audience. But the heartbeat of this year’s edition is storytelling, and nowhere is that clearer than with the inaugural launch of Spotlight Stories. Spotlight Stories is more than a challenge; it’s a call to the region’s most compelling voices, those whose stories deserve the spotlight. Open to creators, writers, and producers across the MENA region, this initiative invites fresh, original concepts to be pitched live on stage at DICM in front of a prestigious committee of industry decision-makers and creative minds. Selected finalists will present their projects during a live pitching session on 4 November 2025. One winner will be honored with an official certificate and will gain the exclusive opportunity to meet with leading producers and content platforms. Whether it’s a gripping drama, an unscripted format, or a groundbreaking short-form series, Spotlight Stories is the space where great ideas meet real opportunity. Guiding this initiative is a dedicated committee of respected media professionals, each with deep experience in the region’s creative evolution: • Madonna Khafaja, Founder of Whitebee Media • Ali Ghamlouch, Co-Founder of Whitebee Media • Michel Zreik, Creative Producer and Formats Advisor • Badih Fattouh, Founder & CEO of Creative Media These leaders bring passion, perspective, and an eye for the extraordinary, and they’re ready to champion the stories that will define the next era of Arab and regional content. As DICM continues to grow, tripling in size over the past five years, it remains grounded in its mission: to empower the region’s creative voices and connect them to the world. This November, that mission takes center stage. Are you ready to share your story? Submit your pitch to registration@dicm.ae by 1 September 2025.

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