Dubai Studio City Showcases US$420 Million Village Centre at 61st Cannes Film Festival.Dubai Studio City Showcases US$420 Million Village Centre at 61st Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came to provide a rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies. Dubai Studio City (DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. ), a member of TECOM TECOM Test & Evaluation Command (Army) TECOM Training and Education Command (US Army) Investments, today leveraged the platform of the 61st Cannes Film Festival 2008 to unveil the components of its Village Centre, an over AED AED - Automated Engineering Design 1.5 billion (US$420 million) multi functional entertainment attraction for industry professionals as well as the public at large. Dubai's dedicated free zone for media production and broadcasting industries also showcased its excellent overall infrastructure facilities at the much acclaimed global event for the motion picture industry, which opened on 14 May. Developed over two million square feet of land in a park-like setting, the Village Centre will be located within the heart of Dubai Studio City, and provide an avenue for visiting film makers and their crew to network and unwind in an informal milieu. The venue will include restaurants, festival retailing, cinemas, two outdoor amphitheatres encompassing a central water feature, a 7,500-seating enclosed amphitheatre, and two five-star hotels. Jamal Al Sharif Jamal Al Sharif (Arabic: جمال الشريف) (born December 8, 1954). Is a former football referee from Syria. He is mostly known for supervising six matches in the FIFA World Cup. , Executive Director, Dubai Studio City, said: "The Village Centre will be a vibrant component of Dubai Studio City, offering unrivalled experiences for visiting regional and international film makers. As a leisure and entertainment district, it will further contribute to placing Dubai on the global entertainment map as a much sought after destination. "The entire facility's architecture and facilities will reflect world class standards World class standards refers to the level of achievement, mainly in math and science, attained by students in the four countries that make up the East Asian Tigers; South Korea, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan, as well as in Europe. , in line with our mission to establish DSC as an ideal location for the audio-visual industry. We are also delighted to announce the Village Centre will house the headquarters of the Dubai International Film Festival, and will be designed according to its requirements." In 2006, DSC's Location Approval Services (LAS) department was mandated as the sole authority that expedites and facilitates all aspects of production and filming in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. . Spread over an area of 22 million sq. ft., Dubai Studio City (http://www.dubaistudiocity.com) was established to provide world class infrastructure and services to boost the growth of the film, TV, radio production, post-production and broadcast industries in the region. With over 70 broadcasters, it hosts more than 160 TV channels that operate from Dubai Media City Dubai Media City (DMC) part of Dubai Holding is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, (DMC), another TECOM Investments subsidiary. [c] 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) |
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