Abu Dhabi Earmarks $100 Million To Local Film + Tv Production, Shutters Film Festival: Cannes

alirjaafar, Deadline.com
Thu, 05/07/2015 - 12:19am

EXCLUSIVE– Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority is restructuring its film operations, earmarking over $100 million to spend over the next five years directly on film and TV production in Abu Dhabi, and shutting down the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The move to cancel the festival will not affect the operations of the Sanad film fund, which has provided crucial financing to dozens of local and regional films over the year. It also comes after something of a banner year across the…

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