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EXCLUSIVE: Hans Fraikin was the founding commissioner of the Quebec Film and TV Council, where during his tenure the region saw $1.5BN in inward investment, staging shoots for titles including 300 and X-Men: Apocalypse, as well as becoming a world leader in animation. Now, he has set up shop in Abu Dhabi in the UAE…

Warner Bros and Abu Dhabi's Miral have unveiled plans to build six immersive worlds, including Batman's Gotham City and Superman's Metropolis, for its $1 billion theme park in the UAE. Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi, located on the man-made Yas Island close to the city's airport, will also feature Cartoon Junction…

It says something about Abu Dhabi’s appeal that the emirate could attract two of the biggest franchises in film history to the Middle East at a time when the region is undergoing unprecedented upheaval. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Furious 7 both filmed significant, and vastly different, sequences in the UAE’s…

When in doubt, send in the clowns. Or, the Muppets. The Arab world is set to get its own version of Sesame Street for the first time in 25 years after a new local language version of the family favorite was commissioned by Bidaya Media, which is in turn sponsored by Abu Dhabi investment arm Mubadala along with…

EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority is restructuring its film operations, earmarking more than $100 million to spend over the next five years directly on film and TV production in Abu Dhabi, and shutting down the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The move to cancel the festival will not affect the operations of the…

Abu Dhabi media and production creative industries hub twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission have initiated a production incentive in the form of a rebate of up to 30% for qualified spending in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Available starting September 1, the incentive will cover feature films, TV, documentary…