The IBC International Honour For Excellence has been awarded to top Hollywood director and screenwriter James Cameron.

An international jury bestowed the honour in recognition of Mr Cameron’s continuing enthusiasm for embracing technological innovation to engage his audience in a range of exciting, moving and informative productions.

On receiving the award James Cameron said “Thank you for presenting me with this very cool and completely unexpected award. I’m told that IBC attracts more than 40,000 attendees from more than 20 countries… people who are involved in the creation and delivery of entertainment… so it’s a pleasure to be honoured by my fellow professionals from around the globe. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage their good work in developing and applying new media technologies that create such exciting opportunities for producers and directors everywhere. “

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