Author Stephen King has awarded budding filmmakers at Middlesex University Dubai the rights to adapt the short story, Stationary Bike from his book, Just After Sunset for just $1.The Universitys ...
From left: Khulud Abu Homos, CEO and co-founder of Arab Format Lab with Chief Operating Officer Mustafa Alaidaroos.Khulud Abu Homos and Mustafa Alaidaroos are geared to experiment ...
The 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro awards shortlist has been announced. Winners will be revealed at a gala dinner on November 13 at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Dubai.Commenting on the entries, ...
Leila Masinaei, Managing Director of GM Events, organiser of the MENA Cinema Forum.The number of cinema screens is set to jump 38.4% to 1,800 in the ...
For illustration purposes only.The sixth edition of the Sharjah International Children's Film Festival (SICFF 2018) will be hosting six panel discussions for the first time in ...
Hadi Ghanem, owner of Seven Production.With an estimated audience of 200 million viewers watching the Saudi National Day celebrations on TV, the event became a global ...
Abdullah Alnafeesah, Chairman of Al Nafees Holding Company and Nebras Films.When the 35-year-old ban on cinema halls was lifted in Saudi Arabia, Nebras Films had already co-produced ...
Shivani Pandya and Mohammed Saeed Harib. Shivani Pandya Malhotra, former MD of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which folded last year, and Mohammed Saeed Harib, Chairman ...
From left: Peter Smith, Managing Director, MBC Studios with Sam Barnett, CEO, MBC Group.MBC Group has launched MBC Studios, a subsidiary that is set to build ...
ZOO Digital has announced the opening of a facility in Dubai offering dubbing, subtitling and media services with its cloud-based platforms.The purpose-built facility, designed with CDSA and MPAA security requirements ...
Chef Dima Hijjawi.As part of its first collaboration with Jordanian network Roya TV, Fatafeat is launching two cooking shows. The first, Latt Wa Ajen which ...
Emirati director Fadel Saeed AlMuhairi.The makers of Emirati debut animation feature Catsaway are seeking funds for production. Emirati director Fadel Saeed AlMuhairi has confirmed to BroadcastPro ...
Director Moustapha Akkad (centre) with the protagonists of the two versions of The Message, Anthony Quinn (right) and the late acclaimed Egyptian actor Abdallah Gheith (left).After ...
H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri (centre) alongside producers, Pramod Uppalapati and Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Prabhas and the director, Sujeeth Reddy.Production of Indian blockbuster Saaho wrapped in Abu ...
Bidaya and the Muppets of Iftah Ya Simsim, an Arabic version of Sesame Street, have returned to twofour54 studios for a new cooking and healthy eating show for Ramadan.Bidaya, a childrens ...
Imax and Saudi Arabias General Culture Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly seek opportunities to identify and develop local Imax-format films.Under a non-exclusive MOU signed on the ...
twofour54 showcased works of partners in both English and Arabic at the latest twofour54 Abu Dhabi Connect event on May 13.Representatives of the free zone, media firms, and government entities, came ...
Telfaz11, a Saudi digital media company with 20 million YouTube subscribers to its network, said it has received $9 million in funding from lead investor Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). VentureSouq ...
Arabic actress Mayssa Maghrebi (far left in pic) with rest of the cast.Arabic actress Mayssa Maghrebi will be appearing both in front of the camera and ...
OSN has announced that content creators will have access to the Asli Studios 24/7 until the end of Ramadan.Asli is a short and medium-form content platform that combines production, licensing, ...
Director Matteo Lonardi.Virtual Reality film Reframe Saudi will be screened as part of World VR forums programme in Tribeca in between April 18 29 in ...
At the launch of Asli within the OSN studios in Dubai Media City.OSN's Asli will debut at the pop culture festival Comic Con to be held ...
Alex Klokus, CEO of Futurism.Image Nation Abu Dhabi and online science and technology publication, Futurism, have formed a wide-reaching content partnership to develop and produce feature films ...
Emirati filmmaker Abdullah Aljunaibi (extreme left) with crew.With his debut feature film Camera garnering positive reviews and awards, Emirati filmmaker Abdullah Aljunaibi speaks to Supriya Srinivas ...
African reel success since the early 2000s has been the story of its most populous country, Nigeria. At a recent panel on African filmmaking, hosted by Canon at its CABSAT ...
While security issues linger and the fear of job losses lurks outside boardrooms, participants at a roundtable hosted by BroadcastPro ME in conjunction with cloud specialist Amagi, agreed that cloud ...
With an estimated 40 hours of content to be made online in season one, OSN's Asli went live on February 6, 2018, from the custom-built studio within the OSN offices ...
Comedy adventure Taffash and the Forty Thieves, produced by AK Studios Bahrain, went through a three-month pre-production phase and a 40-day shoot 10 days in ...
CABSAT 2018, the annual event for broadcast, satellite and entertainment content sectors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA),opened today in Dubai, UAE.An estimated 13,000 industry professionals are attending ...
ALTV.com, the digital TV platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has appointed Wafaa Loghmari as Executive Producer.In her new role, Loghmari, 35, who has previously been working ...
The second day of VIDXB brought another action-packed schedule of events for attendees. Starting the day on a light-hearted note, comedy creators Hatoon Al Kadi and Omar Hussein took to ...
Chairman of Empire International Gulf Mario Haddad attends the Meet The Egyptian Stars press conference hosted by Empire International and Synergy Films on day two of ...
British singer-songwriter, Conor Maynard is among several global stars confirmed to headline VIDXBAmerican online personality, Lele Pons and British singer-songwriter, Conor Maynard are among several global ...
DSC provides facilities that include the largest sound stages in the region, recording and post-production studios and production offices.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced ...
The participants in the AFS Narrative programme for 2017Image Nation Abu Dhabi crowned the winners of its sixth annual short film programme, Arab Film Studio.Two participants ...
The ASBU BroadcastPro Selevision Awards judging committee has announced the shortlist for the 2017 awards for excellence in the broadcast and satellite industry.On November 14, 2017, winners will be announced ...
MBC Group recently transformed a 25,000sqft soundstage in Dubai Studio City into a multi-tiered TV facility that doesnt just run some of its channels, but also connects with its main ...
A new production studio for startups at Dubai Production City.TECOM Groups in5 has partnered with UTURN to offer expert guidance, industry training, and workshops focused on ...
As part of Dubai-based Arab Film Institutes (AFI) efforts to support its members at any stage of their projects, its post-production in-kind grant provides colour grading and online facilities to ...
MBC's O3 Productions and twofour54 have announced their third collaboration to bring local content to Arabic-speaking audiences. O3 Productions will be filming Hob Bila Hudood (Love without Borders) in Abu Dhabi ...
Members of the MENA Broadcast Anti-Piracy Coalition.The satellite provider members of the MENA Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition have made public commitments to remove pirate channel clients by ...
Mohamed Yehya.IP Studios, a new multi-channel production house from Abu Dhabi, was launched at the recently concluded MIPTV in Cannes. With offices in Abu Dhabi and ...
One of MBC Group's studios at Dubai Studio City.MBC has opened new studios in Dubai and will produce seven programmes from its new location at Dubai ...
Maryam Al Mheiri, Acting CEO of twofour54 (left), and Dr. Cairo Arafat, Managing Director of Bidaya Media (right) with Iftah Ya Simsim's characters.Childrens TV series Iftah ...
OSN subscribers in the MENA region can now watch exclusive content from Disney under a long-term deal between the two entities.As the home of Disneys first-pay movies and Channels in the ...
Starz Play Arabia has signed a multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. The deal with one of the worlds largest distributors of feature films, television programmes and animation ...
HE Noura Al Kaabi, Chairwoman of Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi and Jassim Al Nowais of ADFC meet with international film executives.Top US and UK film executives ...
From left: Lace Podell, Malek Al Malek, Jamal Al Sharif and Diana Baddar.YouTube is joining efforts with Dubai Studio City to bring a YouTube Space to ...
Ali Jaber, MBC.MBC Group hosted an event for its strategic partners focusing on MBC2, its free-to-air movie channel that offers new and exclusive Hollywood productions as well ...
Top Gear films segments in the UAE.STARZ Play has entered into a partnership with BBC Worldwide. As part of this agreement, STARZ Play has acquired the exclusive ...
Ali Al Shaiba.An Emirati venture, TV.AE offers premium and free OTT content to Arabic-speakers. In an interview with CEO Ali Al Shaiba, Vibhuti Arora finds out how the ...
BroadcastPro ME and Avid brought together some key sports production and broadcast specialists from the GCC to discuss the challenges of broadcasting sports events in the region and how to ...
Elie Saab.MBC Group is collaborating with Elie Saab for the production of the Arabic adaptation of Project Runway the hit international reality programme and competition ...
While focusing on content, MIPTV this year will pay equal attention to technology. BroadcastPro ME looks at what you can expect at the event next month and whats in store for ...
CABSAT 2016 opened at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) today. More than 950 exhibiting brands from over 60 countries have descended on the 22nd edition of the event that covers broadcast, ...
CABSAT is gearing up to welcome hundreds of major content and production industry professionals at the first Content Marketplace presented by the show's title sponsor Selevision.The all-new Content Marketplace is a ...
Chair of Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi (MZA) and twofour54 Board, Noura al Kaabi, and Abu Dhabi Ports Chief Executive Officer, Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi.Twofour54 and ...
Andrew Pert.New exhibitors! A brand new Content Marketplace! More conference specials! Andrew Pert, CABSATs Show Director, tells us what to expect in the 2016 edition of ...
From left: OSN's Khulud Abu Homus and David Butorac with Gulf Film CEO Selim El Azar and a team member.OSN has signed a six-year exclusive partnership ...
Influential decision-makers from Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Netflix, Fox International, NBC Universal, Australias FremantleMedia, ITV studios, Talpa, Dailymotion, Qatars beIN network, the European Broadcasting Union and a host of other major ...
