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With the emergence of subscription video-on-demand services (SVODs) such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, the media has been quick to foretell the demise of TV. But, is there any truth to those words? TV has remained a powerhouse and mainstay in modern life ever since its introduction in the 20th century. Many historical moments broke […]

By Rakesh Kumar, CEO, Human Films There are seismic shifts in the brand and marketing business. The hot topic today is the debate around the traditional model of advertising; the impact of shorter content and how content should be more real than surreal. Clients, creative agencies, media companies, PR companies, digital agencies are all struggling […]

Meet the Snapchatters: Cortlan McManus, director of social, Starcom Ema Linaker, director of digital, Edelman Dabo Farah Shaer, content manager, UM Studios What is Snapchat? Snapchat is the coolest thing to happen to social in a few years – even Instagram is getting the ephemeral feeling! It’s a super interesting notion of time and documenting experience: […]

Carl Erik Rinsch has signed an exclusive agreement with Filmmaster Productions to grow the roster of the production company in the advertising business for the Italian and Middle Eastern markets. Carl Erik Rinsch is a prominent personality in the advertising business. He has taken the lead on many award-winning commercials for top global brands such […]

  The production house was, once, a very defined roof under which a very defined set of people lived. They all knew their roles and their job was clear: to produce. As the old adage goes: times change. Digitization has forced the production industry to evolve and function in a much more collaborative way because […]

Emirati filmmaker Ali Mostafa (From A To B) is re-teaming with Image Nation Abu Dhabi on his next feature, The Worthy, which will go into production later this year. The From A to B director will be joined by Hollywood veterans Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Annabelle) and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) who have come onboard to produce the project […]

The Smovies, a platform that aims to reinvents the short film competition, has been launched by BrandMoxie, a marketing firm, alongside its newly announced strategic partner VOX Cinemas which is owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, the cinema arm of the wider Majid Al Futtaim Ventures group of businesses. VOX Cinemas will support […]

Resolution Productions of Qatar announced that it has been recognized at the New York Festival, World Film & TV Awards, for the second consecutive year. The company was awarded a Silver World Medal in the Public Relations category for its film ‘The Secrets of my Success’ created and produced on behalf of RasGas Qatar. The award […]

Based in Qatar, production company The Film House has officially launched in the region a year on from its soft operational launch. Established by Justin Kramer as chief operating officer, and Omar Khalifa as director of production, the Film House relocated into its flagship offices in early January. Kramer, an American filmmaker and artist, started […]