Tag: Abu Dhabi

April 17, 2017

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 ...

Season two of Iftah Ya Simsim begins production

February 12, 2017

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 ...

International film execs visit Abu Dhabi for location tour

December 19, 2016

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 ...

Sky News Arabia denies claims of halting Iraq coverage

November 7, 2016

Sky News Arabia has denied claims that it has stopped its media coverage in Baghdad and across the rest of Iraq as falsely reported by a section of local Iraqi ...

Avid appoints Tek Signals as certified partner for Middle East

September 1, 2016

Scott Bunce.Tek Signals has now been appointed Avids certified partner for the Middle East. This certification entitles Tek Signals to educate, market, sell, install, integrate and ...

MZA Abu Dhabi streamlines film and TV support

April 23, 2016

Maryam Al Mheri, COO, Twofour54.Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi (MZA) has announced plans to streamline its initiatives that support the film and television industry in ...

Fuel TV to premiere Abu Dhabis Wakepark World Championship

April 17, 2016

FUEL TV is going to premiere a show with the best jumps, tricks and turns performed, in Abu Dhabi, at the Wakepark World Championships. Featuring the best moves from international ...

Image Nations legal drama enters post production

March 20, 2016

Image Nation Abu Dhabi has announced that principal photography has been completed on its legal drama series Qalb Al Adala (Justice).Using a production team of more than 70 people from ...

Dishoom shoot wraps up in Abu Dhabi

March 3, 2016

The filming of Bollywood production Dishoom, facilitated by twofour5, has wrapped in Abu Dhabi after six weeks. With a final count of 38 filming days, Dishoom is Abu Dhabis longest ...

Formula for success

January 8, 2016

TV crews at an F1 pit stop in Abu Dhabi.Formula 1 is not just about fast cars; crystal-clear communication between the driver and the team is vital ...

Trey Smith begins filming in the UAE

November 30, 2015

Trey Smith in the UAE.Trey Smith, the disc-spinning son of actor Will Smith, is in the UAE filming 10 days in Abu Dhabi and five days ...

Image Nation announces cast for TV series JUSTICE

November 24, 2015

Mansoor Al Feeli has been cast in lead role in Justice.Image Nation has announced the cast for its upcoming legal drama Justice (Qalb Al Adalah).Emirati actors ...

GT Academy wraps filming in Abu Dhabi

October 13, 2015

GTA Global Ltd has concluded the filming of the global production and international award-winning GT Academy TV show in Abu Dhabi. A collaboration between Nissan and PlayStation designed to turn superfast Gran Turismo gamers into real ...

MIPCOM focuses on Abu Dhabi as production hub

October 7, 2015

MIPCOM has shone the spotlight on Abu Dhabi as a production and content creation hub by hosting a panel discussion featuring twofour54s Paul Baker.Paul Baker shared the stage with fellow ...

Abu Dhabi gears up for another Bollywood production

May 27, 2015

From left: Paul Baker, Mukesh Bhatt and Mick Flannigan.Abu Dhabi is gearing up to film another mega Bollywood production with twofour54 this year. The film, titled ...

Fast and Furious 7 records high box office sales

April 6, 2015

Fast and Furious 7, which was partly filmed in Abu Dhabi, has smashed box office records following its opening weekend in cinemas worldwide.The film is the biggest April opening in ...

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council Hosts Second Plan Maritime 2030 Charette

December 15, 2014

The UPC has held its second charette of the year to update stakeholders on the progress of the Plan Maritime 2030: Coastal and Marine Framework Plan. More than 200 Government ...

Bollywood film ‘Baby’ wraps up shooting in Abu Dhabi

September 27, 2014

Indian film Baby was shot in Abu Dhabi.Abu Dhabi has hosted the production of a second big-budget Bollywood film in collaboration with twofour54 intaj.Titled Baby and directed ...

Clacket Productions extends filming of Arabic series The Brothers

July 17, 2014

Syrian drama series 'The Brothers' has been filming in Abu Dhabi since February 2014.Clacket Productions, in partnership with twofour54, has announced the extension of filming of ...

Abu Dhabi’s film and TV production facilities lauded

June 12, 2014

Twofour54 and Image Nation Abu Dhabi highlighted the UAEs importance as a film and television hub during a meeting with top Hollywood Executives.Senior delegates from both entities discussed the growing ...

Star Wars 7 to begin filming in Abu Dhabi on May 13

May 12, 2014

Filming of the seventh instalment of the Star Wars movie franchise will begin on Tuesday in the Abu Dhabi desert. The location of the shoot has not been revealed to ...

twofour54 supports Middle East Film and Comic Con

March 31, 2014

twofour54s Creative Campus will lead three days of workshops, meet creative talent, and demonstrate animation techniques at the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) 2014 event, which will run ...

UAE locations to feature in The Bold and The Beautiful

March 17, 2014

American soap The Bold and The Beautiful, which used to be shown on Channel 33 in Dubai for several years without a single kiss, will have eight of its episodes ...

‘Fast & Furious 7’ to film in Abu Dhabi from April

March 12, 2014

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious.The Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) and Universal Pictures have confirmed that filming for Fast & Furious 7 will take place in Abu Dhabi beginning ...

BBCs Top Gear in UAE

March 11, 2014

Top Gear films segments in the UAE.BBC's motoring show Top Gear has selected the UAE to film segments of the show, with host Richard Hammond test ...

Abu Dhabi to invest in Time Warner HQ

January 20, 2014

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, is investing alongside Singapore's state fund GIC Pte in the headquarters of Time Warner Inc in New York ...

Radio Mirchi strikes a chord

January 5, 2014

Launched in February 2012, Radio Mirchi is a recent Indian export to the UAE. The Hindi and English radio station, owned by Abu Dhabi Media, caters to the South Asian ...

Tropfest Arabia to host workshops in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

April 29, 2013

TROPFEST Arabia will host a series of free workshops on short filmmaking to inspire budding filmmakers to submit a film to TROPFEST Arabia 2013. The next sessions will take place at ...

Environmental Film Fest in Abu Dhabi to begin tomorrow

April 21, 2013

Abu Dhabi International Environmental Film Festival (ADIEFF) will kick off tomorrow at the Abu Dhabi Theatre at Water Breaker.The festival, organised under the patronage of H. H. Sheikh Hamdan bin ...

Image Nation production wins Emmy Kids Award

February 18, 2013

A scene from Lost Christmas.Hyde Park Image Nation won an International Emmy Kids Award for its co-production Lost Christmas earlier this month. The programme, which aired ...

DDMG and twofour54 tie to create VFX studio in Abu Dhabi

May 21, 2012

Digital production company Digital Domain Media Group announced at Cannes Film Festival that it will establish an animation, visual effects and ...

UAE hosts Tropfest Arabia filmmaking workshops

May 9, 2012

Aspiring Emirati and Arab filmmakers attended exclusive filmmaking workshops in Dubai and Abu Dhabi organised by TROPFEST Arabia. The workshops are part of ...

Malcolm Wall, CEO, Abu Dhabi Media

March 10, 2012

Abu Dhabi Media is changing the way it works. Its traditional role as a multi-media public service must evolve through commercial means as the urgent need to mitigate the cost ...

Abu Dhabi Heritage Film Festival begins

February 23, 2012

Abu Dhabi is currently hosting the Heritage Film Festival, which will screen selected ...

Heritage Film Fest to open on Feb 22 in Abu Dhabi

February 19, 2012

The dialogue between generations in different cultures will be the focus of the ...

Abu Dhabi Media predicts the rise of global radio

February 5, 2012

Al Harthi, content director at Abu Dhabi Radio Network is exploring new ways to reach a global audienceGlobal digital platforms will replace traditional AM/FM frequencies used by the regions current ...

Abu Dhabi Media launches Indias biggest radio station in the UAE

February 1, 2012

Abu Dhabi Media has gone live with Indias number ...

New 24/7 channel to operate from Abu Dhabi

January 23, 2012

Digital Media company EMM will launch and operate a 24/7, general entertainment TV channel ...

AV technology at Abu Dhabis Sorbonne university

January 7, 2012

Genesis Integration under contract with Case Technology design implemented the latest in HDMI video-over-UTP in this multi language teaching institute. The project started with a requirement for the latest and ...

Sizzling performance by Coldplay

January 2, 2012

Coldplays return to the UAE capital was met with a huge roar, as 25,115 fans packed the concert venue at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater to watch the Grammy Award-winning ...

Sky News Arabia to be officially launched on November 29

November 27, 2010

UK-based broadcaster BSkyB will tie with a UAE entity to officially launch Sky News Arabia on November 29, BroadcastPro Middle East has learnt.Adrian Wells, former head of Foreign News at ...

ADFC gears up for fourth annual Circle Conference

October 11, 2010

Abu Dhabi Film Commission will host the fourth annual Circle Conference from October 13-16 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Besides the fact that several key players from the ...

Charisma to begin production from twofour54 in November

October 7, 2010

Lebanese production house and broadcast consultancy firm, Charisma, will begin its Abu Dhabi operations from November 2010. The media firm, which produces more than 1200 hours of television content every ...

BSkyB mulls Arabic news channel

August 25, 2010