IIFA Postponed To Mid-July 2022 Following UAE President's Death
The International Indian Film Academy and the Indian Film industry expresses its deepest condolences to the people of the UAE and the world on the passing of the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zaye
The
International
Indian
Film
Academy
on
Sunday
announced
that
it
has
decided
to
reschedule
the
22nd
edition
of
the
IIFA
Awards
to
July
as
the
UAE
declared
a
40-day
mourning
period
following
the
demise
of
UAE
President
and
ruler
of
Abu
Dhabi
Sheikh
Khalifa
bin
Zayed
Al
Nahyan.
The
2022
IIFA
Weekend
&
Awards
were
originally
scheduled
to
be
held
in
May,
but
will
now
take
place
from
July
14
to
16
at
Yas
Island,
Abu
Dhabi.
In
a
statement
issued
to
the
media,
the
International
Indian
Film
Academy
and
the
Indian
film
industry
expressed
their
deepest
condolences
to
the
people
of
the
UAE.
It
said:
The
International
Indian
Film
Academy
and
the
Indian
Film
industry
expresses
its
deepest
condolences
to
the
people
of
the
UAE
and
the
world
on
the
passing
of
the
President
of
the
UAE,
His
Highness
Sheikh
Khalifa
Bin
Zayed
Al
Nahyan.
With
this
sad
news
the
UAE
nation
is
in
a
state
of
mourning
and
has
declared
a
40-day
mourning
period.
In
solidarity
with
the
people
and
Government
of
the
UAE
and
with
the
national
mourning
being
observed,
the
22nd
edition
of
the
IIFA
Weekend
&
Awards
to
be
held
on
Yas
Island,
Abu
Dhabi
from
the
19th
to
21st
of
May
2022
has
been
postponed.
The
International
Indian
Film
Academy
(IIFA)
has
decided
that
the
2022
IIFA
Weekend
&
Awards
will
be
held
instead
from
14th
to
16th
of
July
2022.
Further
confirmations
and
updates
on
the
new
IIFA
schedule
will
be
shared
soon.
IIFA
expresses
its
apologies
to
all
the
fans
and
ticket
holders
and
promises
a
bigger,
more
exciting
celebration
of
the
India-UAE
friendship
at
the
later
date.
Customers
who
have
purchased
tickets
and
packages
will
be
contacted
by
the
respective
companies
to
reschedule
for
the
new
dates
of
the
event.