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NewsAbu Dhabi’s Yas Creative Hub set to open in late 2021
Campus will house emirate’s burgeoning media, gaming and entertainment sectors.
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Israel, Abu Dhabi funds and Sam Spiegel film school sign cooperation agreement
Agreement follows historic deal in August normalising relations between Israel and the UAE.
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Image Nation Abu Dhabi plots three features
Rattle The Cage director Majid Al Ansari [pictured] will be an executive producer on the projects.
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Features
World of Locations: Abu Dhabi
International film-makers are impressed by the emirate’s aim to become a regional ‘content hub’ and its 30% cash rebate.
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Parkes/MacDonald, Image Nation extend joint venture
As a result of the expansion, Evan Hayes has been appointed president of production at Parkes/MacDonald.
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Abu Dhabi Media Summit unveils speakers
Featured keynote speakers include Mark Thompson, Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Gerhard Zeiler and Robert A. Kotick.
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Script contest to highlight UAE social issues
Twofour54 and the Family Development Foundation launch films screenplay contest.
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Image Nation ramps up local doc production
Image Nation has revealed plans to create more locally-produced documentaries following the premiere of its first factual feature at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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Abu Dhabi mulls additional film tax rebates
Existing production rebate, which has drawn Stars Wars and Fast Furious 7, may be complimented with an infrastructure incentive. Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount heading to the region next week.
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Gulf film industry ponders progress
Cinema professionals debate whether the cinema investment drive of past decade has achieved anything for local industry.
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Cinema business to grow in Middle East
Empire CEO Mario Haddad and Gulf Films chief Selim El-Azar discuss distribution in the region at Abu Dhabi show business conference.
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Abu Dhabi opener proves crowd-pleaser
Pan Arab road movie From A to B proves a crowd-pleaser on opening night of Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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Star Wars begins Abu Dhabi shoot
Video of JJ Abrams on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, including a previously unseen creature
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ADFF: Arabs are the new ‘Red Scare’
Tunisian director Ferid Boughedir addressed Hollywood’s depiction of the Middle East at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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Features
Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Opening Night
Forest Whitaker took to the red carpet with a host of directors and stars on the opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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Mobile start-up scoops ADMS prize
An innovative service that provides people with emergency mobile phone credit was the winner of an Orange-backed competition for start-up businesses at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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Salbi encourages voices of young Arab women
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International and Nida’a Network, talked about the important role of women in the Middle East, at the closing day of the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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MENA digital prospects 'immense'
The opportunity to build successful digital businesses in the Middle East is ‘immense’ if companies can overcome finance and talent issues according to a group of venture capitalists in the region.
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