Dubai Film and TV Commission – DFTC and Dubai International Content Market – DICM announced a strategic media partnership to support the content industry in the UAE and the Middle East region.
With this new strategic partnership, production, post-production and dubbing companies can now take advantage of the ease and simplicity of this media platform and offer small businesses the most powerful marketing tool: an event that brings together media executives from all around the world.
Speaking ahead of the Dubai International Content Market, Jamal Al Sharif, Chairman of DFTC, said: “Events such as this are critical in continuing to build awareness about Dubai’s role as a global content and production hub. A key element of our important partnership with Dubai International Content Market is the opportunity to network with industry professionals from the region and around the world while also allowing us to continue to reaffirm the importance of Dubai as a burgeoning market for content production. As part of our efforts at the Dubai Film and TV Commission, we continue to build on the brilliant infrastructure offered in Dubai and develop a diverse, established talent pool that can help local, regional and international filmmakers while shooting in Dubai.”
“Dubai International Content Market has retained its position as the sole content exhibition in the Gulf region, providing content distribution firms, production and post production companies a unique opportunity to network, collaborate and generate new business partnerships. With a rich legacy in supporting media and entertainment companies in the UAE and around the world, we are highly confident that this annual gathering of leaders and professionals in the media industry, can become a hub for generating new businesses and a creative platform for the existing ones to grow.”, said, Eng. Anas Al Madani, Vice-Chairman and Group CEO of INDEX Holding.
He added, “As Dubai aims to establish itself as the one-stop-shop destination for content developers and filmmakers around the world, we believe that our new partnership with Dubai Film and TV Commission can play a crucial role in achieving that goal and this will further strengthen and enhance Dubai International Content Market’s offering as a leading diverse platform for media content buying, selling and content distribution companies, who aim to target lucrative markets in the Middle East North Africa region.”
The leading international entertainment content and media marketplace, DICM, is set to take place on the 9th and 10th of December this year at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Conference Centre, and it is organized annually by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions – a member of INDEX Holding.