Tag: Abu Dhabi

January 23, 2020

The documentary will be screened at the historic landmark Qasr Al Hosn in Arabic and English on January 24 and 25.

‘6 Underground’ one of Netflix’s most popular 2019 releases in Asia

December 31, 2019

Produced by Netflix and Skydance Media in association with Bay Films, "6 Underground" was shot in Abu Dhabi.

BBC to air Wild Media documentaries on Abu Dhabi and Dubai in December

December 18, 2019

The documentary on Abu Dhabi will be aired from December 21 to 24 and the documentary on Dubai will be aired on December 23 and 24.

ESA visits UAE Space Agency to discuss future collaboration

December 18, 2019

The education team at the UAE Space Agency also shared the results of the activities and achievements of its educational programmes with the European Space Agency.

‘6 Underground’ to debut on Netflix tomorrow, exclusive pics released

December 12, 2019

Twofour54, in association with Netflix, releases four photos from behind-the-scenes of 6 Underground in Abu Dhabi, ahead of its release on the streaming platform on Friday, December 13, 2019.

4K on wheels: Mediapro’s OB van in Abu Dhabi to produce live sporting events

November 21, 2019

The UAE’s first 4K OB van has arrived in Abu Dhabi, and it promises to raise the level of live sports production in the region. BroadcastPro takes an exclusive tour ...

Image Nation invites entries to AFS programme

November 20, 2019

One of the participants will receive an award along with an opportunity to intern with Image Nation Abu Dhabi at the end of the program.

GIIS launches film and radio courses for students

September 24, 2019

In line with the launch, GIIS hosted a screening of Reunion, a war-drama feature film, directed by 18-year-old, award-winning Canadian filmmaker and music composer Kesava Geeta Kumar.

Applications open for internships to new Arab soap opera “Inheritance”

September 12, 2019

Partners Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and twofour54 have announced that 40 internships are available for aspiring TV and entertainment professionals to get an introduction to the various careers ...

JioTV to stream Abu Dhabi T10 League matches live in India

September 5, 2019

The deal will provide the 330m Jio subscribers with live access to all 29 matches in the ten over format league, being held in the UAE from 14-24 November.

Etisalat C&WS partners with Italia Sparkle

by Staff Writer

August 21, 2019

The two telecoms have announced the establishment of a 5G data roaming interconnection between Etisalat and TIM, paving the way for 5G roaming between the Middle East and across the ...

Nat Geo documentary film The Peace Visit premieres in US

July 19, 2019

Following a screening of the documentary, a panel discussed the film and the broader impact Pope Francis visit had on the UAE and the region.

Sky News Arabia revisits news with AR and VR technologies

July 12, 2019

VR offers enormous flexibility to change the look andfeel of sets, offering endless possibilities in news presentation. Sky News Arabia has employed the latest virtual ...

twofour54 announces partnership with Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty’s FTC

June 24, 2019

As part of the agreement, the two firms will collaborate on dedicated youth programmes including the Creative Lab, a community that includes more than 13,500 members.

Abu Dhabi to host Korean Film Festival 2019

June 15, 2019

Cinema enthusiasts can look forward to watching the Emirati film Nearby Sky, based on the story of a female camel owner.

National Geographic announces short film series to document Sharjahs biodiversity

May 20, 2019

Through the series, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, will take viewers on a journey around the Emirates unique and preserved areas under protected acts.

UAE-made feature film “Louder” to premiere at Roxy Cinemas

April 13, 2019

Produced in the UAE, the independent feature film, written, produced and directed by Jacques Brown, will have its world premiere on 28 April 2019 at 7 pm at Roxy Cinemas ...

Pierce Brosnan in Abu Dhabi to shoot for The Misfits

February 23, 2019

The project was first announced at the Berlin International Film Festival's European Film Market earlier this month. The film will be shot in Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles.

Global space economy estimated to be worth USD 350 billion

February 6, 2019

H.E. Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency.The opportunities for growth in the international space economy will form a key focus area ...

Image Nation recognises next-gen filmmakers at Arab Film Studio 2018 Awards

December 12, 2018

Participants in the Young Filmmakers programme at the awards ceremony.Image Nation Abu Dhabi named Hind Anabtawi, Mariam Al Awadhi and Salma Sherry as the winning filmmakers ...

Multiple Abu Dhabi locations feature in Ryan Reynolds’ new action film

December 12, 2018

Netflix and Skydance Media in association with Bay Films, have completed principal photography in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 6 Underground, the action-adventure feature film, directed by Michael Bay and starring ...

First GCC film releases in Saudi Arabia

November 8, 2018

Feature film Shabab Sheyab has premiered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, becoming the first GCC film to play in cinemas in the country following the opening of cinemas in the ...

twofour54 produces sequel to homegrown box office hit “Hajwala”

November 7, 2018

Hajwala 2: The Mystery Mission, the sequel to the action-comedy film Hajwala is currently completing post-production at twofour54 having been filmed only in the UAE.The film was shot in several ...

Bollywood film “Bharat” wraps up shoot in Abu Dhabi

October 30, 2018

The cast and crew of Bollywood film Bharat has completed their shoot in Abu Dhabi, after an intensive 15 days of filming which included 10 Indian actors and spanned across ...

Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 marks 10-year anniversary

October 15, 2018

H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54 and children from twofour54s annual Summer Camp during a session at the ...

Comedy film produced by Image Nation to release in UAE and region on November 22

October 7, 2018

Image Nation Abu Dhabi will release feature comedy Shabab Sheyab in cinemas across the UAE on November 22, 2018. The trailer has been released for the family-friendly comedy about four ...

Image Nation Abu Dhabi starts production on TV series in Saudi Arabia

October 3, 2018

Michael Garin, CEO of Image Nation Abu Dhabi.Image Nation Abu Dhabi has begun production in Saudi Arabia on No Kitchen Required- a TV series that follows ...

Bollywood actor Salman Khan heads to Abu Dhabi to film “Bharat”

September 10, 2018

An elaborate set (in pic) was set up in twofour54's Kizad-based backlot for Tiger Zinda Hai. Bollywood actor Salman Khan will be in Abu Dhabi by ...

Quest Arabiya content to play on dedicated channel on Etihad Airways

September 6, 2018

Quest Arabiya, the Arabic-language factual entertainment channel, has partnered with UAE's Etihad Airways to provide a selection of original travel, adventure and outdoor productions from across the Gulf region to ...

Pyramedia to host ninth edition of the semi-final round for the Emmy Awards in Abu Dhabi

September 4, 2018

Veteran TV presenter, producer and owner of Pyramedia, Nashwa Al Ruwaini.Abu Dhabi-based media production and consulting company, Pyramedia, will host the semi-final round of the International ...

Abu Dhabi Media inks deal with Saudi Arabia-based Thamer bin Saud Al Muraibdh Group

August 12, 2018

Dignitaries at the signing ceremony.Abu Dhabi Media has signed a media cooperation agreement with Thamer bin Saud Al Muraibdh (TSM Group) in Saudi Arabia.According to a ...

National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi premieres Arabic version of Weird But True

August 7, 2018

Weird but True is hosted by Hamdan Wasef Shahada Khalil Zoghbor a 14-year-old Emirati and Iman Tarek Doghoz, a 13-year-old Arab residing in the UAE.National Geographic Abu ...

Image Nation’s Arab Film Studio marks 200 screenings at film festivals

July 29, 2018

Films created by participants in Image Nation Abu Dhabis flagship training programme Arab Film Studio have now screened more than 200 times at film festivals around the globe, after Ranapakhara ...

Image Nation plans to establish 24-hour Chinese TV channel in the Middle East

July 21, 2018

Quest Arabiya started its Chinese programming in 2017 across 22 countries in the Arab World.Image Nation is looking to establish a 24-hour Chinese television channel in ...

CNN participates in twofour54’s annual summer camp for children

July 17, 2018

twofour54s Summer Camp in Abu Dhabi reportedly sold out within 24 hours of registration opening. The annual camp introduces children aged nine to 12 years old to an array of ...

twofour54s new support team for freelancers secures 40 briefs in 60 days

July 10, 2018

The newly set-up freelance relations team at twofour54 Abu Dhabi has reportedly secured more than 40 briefs for freelancers in their first 60 days.The dedicated team was set up to ...

Emirati debut animation feature seeking funds for production

by Supriya Srinivas

July 3, 2018

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 ...

Abu Dhabi’s economic department cracks down on illegal satellite television receivers

June 24, 2018

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi has confiscated free-to-air satellite television receivers from a shop in Abu Dhabi during an inspection campaign last week. The Gulf News ...

UAE armed forces support stunt sequences in ‘Race 3’

June 21, 2018

Actors Salman Khan and Bobby Deol on location at Falcon Aviations HQ for Race 3.New images featuring a variety of locations in Abu Dhabi while filming ...

Deluxe Middle East to relocate operations to twofour54 in Abu Dhabi

June 10, 2018

Paul Wallis, Director Middle East, SVP- Media Cloud for Deluxe Middle East.Deluxe Middle East will be relocating its operations from Dubai to twofour54 in Abu Dhabi next ...

Abu Dhabi announces special incentives and packages to boost media sector

June 9, 2018

Her Excellency Maryam Eid Al Mheiri, CEO of the Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54.Abu Dhabi has announced a special economic package for the ...

Bollywood film “Race 3” completes shoot in Abu Dhabi

May 17, 2018

The cast of Race 3 on set.Bollywood film Race 3, which is directed by Remo DSouza and stars, among others, Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandes, was ...

CNBC opens regional HQ in Abu Dhabi

April 16, 2018

Capital Connection fronted by its Middle East Anchor Hadley Gamble.Business and financial news network, CNBC, has announced the opening of its new Middle East headquarters in ...

Tom Cruise to film ‘Mission Impossible – Fallout’ in Abu Dhabi

March 23, 2018

Paramount Pictures has announced the filming of Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible - Fallout, in Abu DhabiCommenting on the announcement, H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi ...

Euronews opens first MENA editorial hub in Abu Dhabi

March 21, 2018

The weekly show, Inspire Middle East presented by the channels new anchor Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane and broadcast every week on Euronews and Africanews, highlights the regions commercial, ...

twofour54 inks MOU with Saudi’s Gulf Radio and TV organisation

March 11, 2018

From left: H.E. Mujarry Mubarak Al Qahtani, the Director General of Saudi-based GRTO, and H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of Media Zone Authority.Abu Dhabi (MZA), the ...

twofour54 offers new film production facilities

March 9, 2018

From left: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, looks at development ...

Zayed University film festival declares winner of twofour54 award

March 3, 2018

H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri (right in pic), Director General of Abu Dhabi Government Media Office, CEO of Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54, presented ...

‘Onshore’ licence for twofour54 companies operating outside freezone

February 18, 2018

Her Excellency Maryam Eid Al Mheiri, CEO of the Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54A new agreement between Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi ...

Sky News Arabia deploys new global content contribution platform

February 4, 2018

When SNA wanted to replace an old global contribution system, it specified a solution that would establish two-way contribution links over a terrestrial network, using IP/MPLS as an underlying technology ...

CNBC to establish ME HQ in Abu Dhabi

December 13, 2017

CNBC, a global business and financial news network, has unveiled plans for a Middle East headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE.The network will begin broadcasting from a new studio at Abu ...

Sky News journalist Sam Kiley joins CNN in Abu Dhabi

November 26, 2017

CNN has hired Sky News journalist Sam Kiley as senior international correspondent based out of its Middle East office in Abu Dhabi.Kiley, whose journalistic career spans more than three decades, ...

KSA and twofour54 sign MOU to promote media

November 4, 2017

The agreement was signed by Her Excellency Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of the Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54, and Redha bin Mohammed Al ...

twofour54 attracts pan-Arab drama

October 24, 2017

The cast of 'Something from the past'twofour54 has announced that Hijjawi Production and Distribution has chosen Abu Dhabi as its main location to shoot a modern ...

International Emmy Awards in Abu Dhabi

September 9, 2017

Shereen Ghobrial of Pyramedia and Jessica Franco of International Emmy AwardsThe semi-final round of judging for the 2017 International Emmy Awards was hosted on 9 September, ...

Image Nation Abu Dhabi launches 2017 semester of Arab Film Studio Programmes

July 30, 2017

Image Nation Abu Dhabi has announced this years participants for two of its Arab Film Studio programmes.Shortlisted from hundreds of applications, this years 14 participants hail from across the region ...

South Indian cinema awards in Abu Dhabi honour the best

July 2, 2017

The sixth annual edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), which was hosted in Abu Dhabi this year with the support of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture ...

Abu Dhabi to play pivotal role in the making of Mahabharata

June 8, 2017