Experience Media Studios
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2009[1]
Headquarters
Abu Dhabi
,

United Arab Emirates
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michael-Ryan Fletchall (CEO) Jason Kay (VP of Production, North America)
ProductsMotion pictures, television programming, new media, video-on-demand, home video, digital distribution
WebsiteExperienceMediaStudios.com

Experience Media Studios is a movie and television studio headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is the first movie and television studio organized in the UAE.[2]

Background

The company is a media studio, with multiple projects across current and emerging media distribution outlets and platforms.[3]

Current developments

Under current development are The Global Citizen Awards, a live, globally broadcast event that recognizes and awards major contributions to the advancement of mankind,[4][5] Zayed, a biographical movie about his highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late ruler of Abu Dhabi and founding father of the United Arab Emirates.[6][7] and Abdulla Omar and the Lost Sand City, a fictional adventure movie featuring the first Emirati action hero.[8][9]

In early 2010, the company expanded its operations in the North American marketplace, opening offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, and appointing Jason Kay as Vice President of Production for North America. The studio acquired Carmel and completed it by February 2011.[10][11] The DVD version of Carmel released on July 3, 2012 following a title change.[12]

In February 2013, Experience Media Studios optioned 'Possessed Soul' from Jason Whittier, planning to adapt it for a new entertainment media technology the studio has been developing.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "AME: Experience Media Studios launches first UAE movie and television investments". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Zawya". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Experience Media Studios website". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Emirates News Television Interview". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  5. ↑ "AME: Abu Dhabi studio adds live televised awards show to slate". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Sheikh Zayed's life comes to big screen". UAE Interact. January 10, 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "The National: Sheikh Zayed's life comes to big screen". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  8. ↑ "Arabian Business". Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Digital Production Middle East". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  10. ↑ Weinstein, Joshua (15 February 2011). "After Starting, Stopping and Starting Again, 'Carmel-by-the-Sea' is Complete". The Wrap. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (15 February 2011). "Delayed 'Carmel' Pic Wraps Production". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "The Forger".
  13. ↑ "InkTip - Weekly Successes".
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