"I am glad Dubai has taken the courageous decision to build a comprehensive city dedicated to cinema, television and music production. It will definitely help these industries grow and flourish out of Dubai's new initiative," said Van Damme.
"I am looking forward to returning to Dubai for a location shoot," the acclaimed Hollywood star added.
Van Damme's encouraging remarks came during a meeting with Jamal Al Sharif, director of Dubai Studio City, on the sidelines of a fashion show extravaganza held as part of the recently concluded IIFA Weekend Awards.
Substantiating Dubai's reputation as a cultural bridge for the east and west, the meeting saw the coming together of Van Damme and renowned Hollywood producer, Ashok Amritraj, Chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment after more than a decade.
Amritraj's association with Jean-Claude Van Damme is well known as producer of the breakout action adventure picture, Double Impact that was released by Columbia Pictures and became one of the most successful films of 1991 with returns exceeding US $100 million.
"I am extremely glad to meet with Van Damme after that long time since our successful cooperation," Amritraj said.
On the sidelines of the IIFA event, Ashok Amritraj and celebrated Indian actor Kabir Bedi earlier participated in an interactive workshop on cinema at the invitation of Dubai Studio City.
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Dubai Studio City was launched in February 2005 to foster the growth of the broadcast and film production industry in the region. To be built within the Dubai Land complex, Dubai Studio City aims to build a large cluster of companies from across the industry value-chain.
The main components of the 22 million sq. feet infrastructure include studio complexes, a social centre, a commercial zone, a residential district and a film academy. Types of companies and services to operate from there include production companies, support service providers offering production and post-production facilities, animation studios and services like dubbing, makeup, costume designing, stage designing and building, casting, telnet agencies as well as telecine and lab facilities.
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Dubai Studio City was launched in February 2005 to foster the growth of the broadcast and film production industry in the region. To be built within the Dubai Land complex, Dubai Studio City aims to build a large cluster of companies from across the industry value-chain.
The main components of the 22 million sq. feet infrastructure include studio complexes, a social centre, a commercial zone, a residential district and a film academy. Types of companies and services to operate from there include production companies, support service providers offering production and post-production facilities, animation studios and services like dubbing, makeup, costume designing, stage designing and building, casting, telnet agencies as well as telecine and lab facilities.
For further information, please contact:
Mohammed Abdelmonem
JIWIN PR,
Tel: +971 4 3613333
Fax: + 971 4 388001
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