From 1-8 November, Dubai Studio City's attractive incentives and cutting edge infrastructure will be showcased at the event that will bring together over 8,000 industry leaders from nearly 70 countries.
Participants will include acquisition and development executives, agents, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners and producers involved with the motion picture industry who will converge for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet premieres and networking.
Dr. Amina Al Rustamani, Executive Director Media, TECOM Investments said: "Dubai Studio City is keen on participating in such high profile global events that facilitate interaction with key players in the entertainment industry. AFM is an important forum that serves our outreach objectives and opens new communication channels with the international film making community."
As the head of DSC's delegation to AFM, Jamal Al Sharif, Manager of Dubai Studio City Manager will present a talk on 'Location Expo: National Perspectives' at a seminar that will bring together film commissioners and representatives from around the world to discuss film production incentives.
Al Sharif said: "AFM will help us develop new avenues for cooperation with leading filmmakers from Hollywood and around the globe. The event is an excellent platform for exchanging expertise and monitor development of the industry requirements. It enhances our capabilities to ensure that Dubai Studio City will not only cater to these requirements, but exceed filmmakers' expectations."
At the American Film Market, Dubai Studio City will promote its industry specific infrastructure and will raise awareness about the UAE's variety of locations that can ignite a filmmaker's imagination ranging from stunning futuristic cityscapes to traditional Arabic settings, marketplaces, deserts, rugged mountains and fascinating waterfronts.
Construction work on Phase 1 of Dubai Studio City will be complete by early 2007. It will include 18 boutique studios designed to suit the requirements of broadcasters and production companies. Sound stages, for major production operations, are also under development and will be operational by late 2007.
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Dubai Studio City reaches out to Hollywood filmmakers
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 31 - 2006 at 15:22
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Dubai Studio City is to take part in the American Film Market (AFM) at Santa Monica, California to promote Dubai as an ideal production base to Hollywood filmmakers.
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About Dubai Studio CityLaunched in Feb, 2005, Dubai Studio City (DSC) will offer a complete technical and community infrastructure catering to the film and TV production industries. To be built on a space area of more than 20 million square feet within Dubailand, DSC aims to attract production companies and a wide range of support services, including providers for animation, dubbing, makeup, costume design, stage design and building, casting, telnet agencies, telecine, and laboratory facilities. DSC will feature pre-built studios, sound stages, workshops, backlots and stage areas, a broadcast centre housing offices and post-production studios, and a business centre for freelancers. The cluster will also house film academies, location approval services, entertainment and retail spaces, and hotels and residential facilities to accommodate crews and casts. DSC will provide a single window for applying for production permits and visas.
About American Film Market
The business of independent motion picture production and distribution - a truly collaborative process - reaches its peak every year at the American Film Market. Over 8,000 industry leaders converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet premieres, networking and parties. Participants come from over 70 countries and include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world's press all those who provide services to the motion picture industry. The American Film Market (AFM) has grown steadily to become the premiere global marketplace where Hollywood's decision-makers and trendsetters all gather under one roof. Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than $800 million in deals will be sealed — on both completed films and those that haven't started shooting yet — making AFM a key industry event.
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Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorTuesday, October 31 - 2006 at 15:22 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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