Image Nation Abu Dhabi
Growth Score40DXBi Rank69Heat Score100Abu Dhabi's homegrown studio — the first UAE production company with multiple titles streamed globally on Netflix.
Media
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New Adam Scott horror film, Hokum, looked to Abu Dhabi's Remah desert for key scenes
Dune: Part Three principal shooting location
'Late Night with the Devil' Middle East Release
Timeless tale of artistic excellence and cultural celebration
How a village was created in the Abu Dhabi desert for Dune: Part Two
STARZPLAY Arabic Original 'Kaboos'
Image Nation Abu Dhabi's new partnership to change the landscape of film making in the Gulf
Culture China – Image Nation Content Fund
Overview
Growth Score
Steady
Heat Score
Trending up
Details
- Operating Status
- Active
- Company Type
- Government-owned
- Headquarters
- Yas Creative Hub, twofour54, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Founded
- 2008
- Company Size
- 51-200 employees
- Website
- imagenationabudhabi.com
Products & Services
Image Nation Studios (feature film production)
Core business line producing feature films, including Oscar/BAFTA/Emmy-recognized co-productions (e.g. '99 Homes', 'Kaboos', 'Hokum', V/H/S franchise entries) for global and MENA audiences.
Television/streaming series production
Produces original TV and streaming series, including MENA-region originals such as STARZPLAY's 'Kaboos'.
Documentaries
Produces feature and short-form documentary content.
Arab Film Studio (AFS)
Training and talent-development program for emerging Arab filmmakers, operated 2011-2023, with graduate films screened/awarded at international festivals.
Gaming titles
Wikipedia filmography/production listing references gaming title production alongside film and TV, though limited public detail is available.
People
Technology
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Financials
Funding rounds
Projects
Dune: Part Three principal shooting location
Abu Dhabi (with Image Nation as production partner alongside the Creative Media Authority and Abu Dhabi Film Commission) was confirmed as a principal shooting location for Legendary Entertainment/Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three, filming in the Liwa desert in late 2025, benefiting from Abu Dhabi's 35% production rebate.
Aug 26, 2025
Culture China – Image Nation Content Fund
Image Nation Abu Dhabi signed a long-term partnership with state-backed China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) to invest in film and TV, with an initial capital base of $100M expected to rise to $300M to finance Hollywood, Chinese and other content.
$300M
Jan 1, 2016
MBC Studios & Majid Al Futtaim "360-degree Arab film entity"
Image Nation Abu Dhabi partnered with MBC Studios and Majid Al Futtaim (owner of VOX Cinemas) on an initial five-year deal to develop, produce and distribute Arabic-language feature films across the full value chain, with two films in early production.
Jan 1, 2021
Million Dollar Listing UAE rights acquisition
Image Nation Abu Dhabi acquired MENA rights to NBCUniversal Formats' Emmy-winning reality format Million Dollar Listing for a UAE version airing on STARZPLAY.
Nov 1, 2022
TV Writers' Lab with Faraway Road Productions (Fauda creators)
Image Nation Abu Dhabi partnered with Candle Media's Faraway Road Productions (Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, creators of Fauda) to launch a TV Writers' Lab pairing up to 12 UAE and Israeli writers for a four-month development program with workshops in Abu Dhabi.
Sep 1, 2023
UAE Screenlife Accelerator Programme with Timur Bekmambetov
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Hollywood filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Bazelevs) launched the UAE's first Screenlife Accelerator Programme, a 12-week course training UAE nationals and residents in screenlife filmmaking; eight winning projects were announced in April 2025 to advance to script development.
Apr 29, 2025
Hokum - Al Ain Remah Desert Production
Image Nation Abu Dhabi co-produced the Adam Scott-starring horror film 'Hokum' (directed by Damian McCarthy) with Spooky Pictures and Creature Features, filming key scenes in Al Ain's Remah Desert in April 2025 with support from the Abu Dhabi Film Commission and Creative Media Authority; the shoot used Abu Dhabi's 35% production rebate and placed four Emirati interns on the crew.
May 8, 2026
STARZPLAY Arabic Original 'Kaboos'
Image Nation Abu Dhabi produced 'Kaboos', STARZPLAY's first Arabic-language original series (a modern take on Arab folklore spanning multiple eras and MENA countries), which launched February 9, 2023 and reportedly reached #1 across MENA markets within 48 hours.
Jan 26, 2023
Multi-picture deal with Spooky Pictures - 'Menace'
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures cast Isabel May in sci-fi horror film 'Menace', the third feature under their ongoing multi-picture production deal.
May 10, 2024
'Late Night with the Devil' Middle East Release
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures announced the regional Middle East cinema release of supernatural horror film 'Late Night with the Devil'.
Jul 31, 2024
V/H/S Horror Anthology Franchise Acquisition
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and LA-based genre label Spooky Pictures jointly acquired the V/H/S found-footage horror anthology franchise from Studio71, extending their six-year production partnership; they will co-produce future titles in the franchise.
Jan 30, 2026
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