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20-07-10
UAE Film Producer Nayla Al Khaja Joins Abu Dhabi Film Commission at Melbourne International Film Festival 37 South Market
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30-06-10
Abu Dhabi Film Commission Opens Registration for The Circle Conference 2010
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10-06-10
An Internship with Imagenation Abu Dhabi
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09-05-10
ABU DHABI’S MAJOR FILM PLAYERS AGAIN PRESENT AT CANNES PAVILION
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Abu Dhabi still waiting for its big break
The National Newspaper – Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:58
For many in the film industry, attracting big-budget productions to the UAE often seems like its very own Mission: Impossible. The high cost of living, limited production infrastructure and talent, and the lack of government incentives means only a handful of major movies have been made in the UAE, the most notable being the Hollywood blockbusters Syriana and The Kingdom.....
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Call for action to draw film production to UAE
The National Newspaper – Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:50
Film executives in Abu Dhabi are in talks with their Canadian counterparts over a joint plan to produce movies in the UAE, in a move that could prove a major boost for the country’s fledgling film industry. .... |
City of Life in Montreal
The North American debut of Dubai's 'City of Life' at the Montreal World Film Festival 2010 .... |
2010 Industry Accreditation
ADFF Industry accreditation is now open. The deadline for industry professionals to register is September 30, 2010....
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BY British Council – UAE British Council Celebrates UAE Talent by Announcing Young Screen Entrepreneur
Dubai, UAE, 10 August 2010: In a competition showcasing entrepreneurship and ingenuity in the UAE, Filmmaker/Producer Nayla
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Successful story from The Circle Conference 2009
Africa as the world's begging bowl, living off the handouts of global NGOs is a stereotype we would like to get away from. ....
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Emirati and Indian Culture to Meld in Mini-feature Mallal
This summer, award-winning director Nayla Al Khaja, chief executive officer and producer of D-7 Motion Pictures,....
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Think you’ve got what it takes to make a movie?
Think you’ve got what it takes to make a movie? Then David Shepheard, director of the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, is one guy you want to know.....
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Yas Hotel
August
The Yas Hotel is located within the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. It is the first new hotel in the world to be built over an F1 race circuit.
The Hotel, designed by New York based Asymptote Architecture consists of two twelve story hotel towers, one set within the race circuit and another placed in the Marina itself, linked together by a monocoque steel and glass bridge and Grid Shell structure that both cross above and over the Yas Marina Circuit F1 race track.
Of architectural and engineering significance is the main feature of the hotelʼs design: a 217-meter expanse of sweeping, curvilinear glass and steel covering known as the Grid Shell: it features an LED lighting system incorporating video feeds that are transmitted over the 5,389 pivoting diamond-shaped color changing LED panes. This Grid-Shell component is a key aspect of the overall architectural design and significance of the project by producing an atmospheric-like veil visible from miles away.
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stad
July
The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi is arguably one of the world's finest cricket grounds. It offers not only an pristine playing fields that can double as football pitches, but has also up to date press boxes, private lounges, locker room, air-conditioned glass rooms and modern architecture. Stadium seating has a capacity of 30,000. Easy access to the Abu Dhabi city center (30MIN) and the international airport its location keeps transport time to a minimum. Installed production cabling consists of 37 wall boxes, 33 triax camera positions, 27 fibre camera positions, 53 video tie lines, 92 data tie lines and 136 audio tie lines, all of which use Belden or Draka cable. Ample hard parking for trucks and cars as well as soft parking there will be never a problem with space.
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Shangri-La Hotel
June
Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi is situated within the Qaryat Al Beri complex. The Shangri-La is very media friendly with a helpful staff. There is easy access to the hotel and onto the grounds of the hotel. Both the Abu Dhabi airport and Yas Island circuit are located within short driving distance. The hotel is spread over a large area and has a variety of different looks. Besides the many 9 restaurants and bars it has 2 different pools with distinctive looks. Shangri-La is located on the eastern waterway around Abu Dhabi island and has both a full service Marina and water sports. The hotel has a beautiful view of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque across creek.
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Abu Dhabi Corniche
May
The Corniche is a long road that extends almost 6 km or 4 miles from the Sheraton Hotel to the Hilton Hotel. There are several gardens lined all along the Corniche around the coastal boulevard that borders the city. The other important feature of the city is the fountains and can be seen on every intersection of the Corniche. With the modern buildings facing the sea for the background, it is one of the most picturesque sites in Abu Dhabi. Some of the sensational sandy beaches of Abu Dhabi are located along the seafront Corniche.
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Mirfa Garden
April
Mirfa Garden is located in the west of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 140 km from the city centre. The garden is located on the Mirfa Hotel grounds overlooking the ocean. Its peaceful location away from the hustle of the city centre and it can be reached from Abu Dhabi by dual lane highway with relatively little traffic to cause delay.
A particular feature of the gardens is the pathways meandering between flower and shrub beds.
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Mina Zayed
Mar
Mina Zayed [Port Zayed, or Abu Dhabi Port] is the seaport of Abu Dhabi. Mina Zayed comprises 21 berths in a sheltered artificial deep-water port, and handles about 900,000 tons of cargo handled annually. Established in 1972, Mina Zayed is a commercial hub for vessels and a fishing port for the many wooden dhows, which still set out each day. Mina Zyed is located centrally on the Gulf coast of United Arab Emirates.
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Shiekh Zayed Mosque
Feb
The majestic Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is one of the most important architectural treasures of contemporary UAE society - and one of the most beautiful in the world - initiated no less by the late president HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who is fondly thought of as the father of UAE.
The Mosque’s initial architectural design was Moroccan, but it evolved to include many global features, including exterior walls that are of traditional Turkish design. Natural materials were chosen for its design and construction, which include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics.
The Mosque features 80 domes all decorated with white marble. The Mosque has 1,096 columns in its exterior and 96 columns in the main prayer hall which are embedded with more than 20,000 handmade marble panels encrusted with semi-precious stones, including lapis lazuli, red agate, amethyst, abalone shell and mother of pearl. Furthermore, beautiful minarets standing 107 metres are built on the four corners of the Mosque.
Artificial lakes, totaling 7,874 square metres and laden with dark tiles, surround the Mosque, whilst coloured floral marble and mosaics pave the 17,000 square metre courtyard. The main prayer hall also features the world’s largest hand-woven Persian carpet (7,119 square metres).
The Mosque can accommodate up to 40,960 worshippers from its prayer halls and courtyard.
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The Rub’ al Khali
Jan
The Rub’ al Khali (translates as Empty Quarter in English), is one of the largest sand deserts in the world. The desert is 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long, and 500 kilometres (310 mi) wide, and is neither inhabited nor traversed by the Bedouins. The first documented journeys by Westerners were made by Bertram Thomas in 1931 and St. John Philby in 1932. Between 1946 and 1950 Wilfred Thesiger crossed the area several times and mapped large parts.
Summer temperatures of nearly 55 °C (131 °F) and dunes over 330 metres (1,100 ft) make Rub' al Kali one of the most forbidding environments on Earth. Fauna includes arachnids and rodents while plants live throughout the Empty Quarter. As an ecoregion, it falls within the Arabian Desert and East Saharo-Arabian xeric shrublands.
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Al Ain
Dec
Al Ain (al-ʿayn, literally The Spring), also known as the Garden City due to its
greenery, is the second largest city in the Abu Dhabi Emirate and the fourth largest city in
the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000[1] (2009), it is located
approximately 160km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about 120km south of Dubai. Al
Ain is the birthplace of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the
United Arab Emirates, and it has the country's highest number of Emirati nationals.
Al Ain is located in Abu Dhabi, inland on the border with Oman. The freeways connecting
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai form a geographic triangle in the center of the country, each
city being roughly 130 kilometers from the other two.
Historically the area was known as Tawam, Al Buraimi oasis and Al Ain, which means "the
water spring". Al Ain has been continuously inhabited for more than four thousand years
and is considered central to the cultural heritage of the country. It is the birthplace of
Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates. Today,
the name Buraimi refers to the Omani town whose urban area merges with that of Al Ain.
Until late in 2006, Al Ain and Buraimi enjoyed an open border and functioned as a unit.
Then on September 14 of that year, the UAE government closed the open border and
required all individuals to clear immigration whether entering or leaving the UAE. While
Persian Gulf nationals may cross the border at the main crossing, expats must cross at
either the Hili or "Intercontinental" border crossings. The area's numerous underground
water springs explain its attractiveness for settlement. Traces remain of its traditional
past, including camel racing and camel breeding. The ancient falaj system of irrigation is
still in use in some areas; this system distributes underground water by a network of
tunnels which emerge eventually into open channels whose flow can be directed and
regulated.
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Yas Island
Sep
The island is the site of a US$40 billion development project by Aldar Properties. It occupies a total land area of 2,500 hectares, of which 1,700 hectares will be claimed for development. The island will feature attractions such as a motor sports racetrack which will be used to host the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 2009 onwards, a movie theme park by Warner Bros called Warner Bros Movie World, hotels, the Ferrari theme park, water park, and the Abu Dhabi destination retail development of 300,000 sq m retail area, links and parkland golf courses, lagoon hotels, marinas, polo clubs, apartments, villas and food and beverage outlets that will create a tourist destination.
The future resident and working population on the island is estimated to be around 110,000.
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