Abu Dhabi

...Nasrallah's Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story, Robert Rodriguez's Shorts (scheduled for a family gala day and co-funded by Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros.) and Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story. The World Cinema Showcase includes Iranian...

In this article: Capitalism, The Messenger, Tribeca Film Festival, The Informant, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Sapphire, and Mohamed Al-Daradji

...flow. On Sept. 26, Warner Bros. (TWX ) announced a deal to build a theme park, hotel, and theaters in Abu Dhabi that included a fund through which the Arab state will invest $250 million to make American films. Halloween producer Malek Akkad...

In this article: Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, S&P, Middle East, Brand equity, Halloween, and Sugar

...an integral part of the larger Yas Island development. The Yas Island project covers an area of 25km2 and is set to become a cornerstone of Abu Dhabi's fast growing tourism industry. In addition to the racing circuit, the development will...

In this article: Aldar Properties, Emirates Palace, Joint venture, and Natural heritage

...will announce the first of its production deals next week at the Toronto Film Festival. The U.S. companies plan to open offices in Abu Dhabi. Imagenation will now also assume oversight of Abu Dhabi Media's year-old entertainment...

In this article: Hollywood, Warner Bros, Middle East, Warner Bros, Dubai, Shorts, and RSS Feeds

...with Warner Bros. Entertainment and Abu Dhabi real estate developer ALDAR in September to create a theme park, hotel, jointly owned multiplex cinemas and a co-financing agreement for features, video games and Abu Dhabi's digital infrastructure.

In this article: Participant Media, Revenue, The Visitor, Jeff Skoll, Overture Films, Warner Bros, An Inconvenient Truth, and Syriana

...do would take five." There have even been setbacks in the last few weeks: the gargantuan $1bn deal that neighbouring emirate Abu Dhabi signed with Warner Bros in 2007 to develop film properties is being "renegotiated". Everyone is still...

In this article: Dubai, Islam, United Arab Emirates, and Johannesburg

...fruitless. So while the Dubai deal is deadlocked, what does Abu Dhabi do? It pops up, like a hungry striker on the edge of the penalty area, and sticks one in the net. It's the same story with Warner Bros. Dubai has been trying to diversify...

In this article: Dubai, Premier League, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sulaiman Al-Fahim, Manchester City, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hollywood, and George Clooney

...across all developments is currently over 1.5 million square meters. The company is owned by leading Abu Dhabi institutions, founder shareholders and individual investors. The current property portfolio includes major developments and...

In this article: Aldar Properties, United Arab Emirates, Market capitalization, Natural heritage, Mubadala Development Company, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and Central Market

...carpet this year were the likes of Antonio Banderas, Susan Sarandon, Meg Ryan and Catherine Deneuve. Abu Dhabi does nothing by halves. Already the sheikhs have sealed a $1bn deal with Hollywood giant Warner Bros and are offering the same...

In this article: Islam, Hollywood, Middle East, Louvre, Paris university, Racing Club, and Catherine Deneuve