Feature Film Production

Here is how this works in practice. We give full production services for feature films shooting in the UAE, from early prep through wrap. Our team handles location scouting, permits across emirates, crew assembly, gear sourcing and the logistics of moving a unit between desert, mountain, city and coastal locations. We set up with twofour54 in Abu Dhabi on rebates-qualifying spend, arrange access to studios in Dubai Studio City and to landmark practical locations, and give skilled bilingual crews accustomed to global shoots standards.

Here is the short of it. We manage lodging, transport, customs clearance for gear and the scheduling that keeps a feature on budget across a demanding shoot. Whether the project is a studio tentpole, an independent feature or a global co-productions, our crews treat scene matching, weather planning around the desert climate and careful delivery needs as central to the production. We work to the realities of feature filmmaking, supporting directors and line producers with dependable on-the-ground execution.

Here is the breakdown. The UAE has a tested feature film track record that few regional markets can match. The Liwa Desert stood in as the planet Jakku in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', Abu Dhabi's desert hosted the sweeping sequences of 'Dune' and 'Dune: Part Two', Dubai's Burj Khalifa featured in 'Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol', and Abu Dhabi anchored 'Furious 7' and '6 Underground'. Twofour54 administers a production cash rebates of up to thirty-five percent on qualifying spend, a major draw for feature budgets.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Emirati directors including Ali F. Mostafa, whose 'City of Life' marked a milestone in local cinema, and Majid Al Ansari, director of 'Zinzana', reflect a growing homegrown industry. While the Dubai Global Film Festival shaped regional film culture from 2004 to 2018. With the dirham pegged to the US dollar and VAT at five percent, the UAE gives features a cinematic landscape and predictable budget work.