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twofour54
Formation2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
FounderAbu Dhabi Development Holding Company
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Location
  • United Arab Emirates
Parent organization
 Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company
Website twofour54.com

twofour54 is a UAE state-owned media and entertainment production company located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [1] Many major Hollywood productions have done production work in twofour54's facilities. [2]

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Location and area

twofour54 is located in and named after the geographical coordinates of Abu Dhabi (24° N, 54° E), capital of the United Arab Emirates. [3] The media free zone's main campus is located on the mainland (Yas Island). [2] It also operates a 70,000 square meter backlot in Kizad [4] and production studios in Mussafah, [5] with plans to expand to build their Yas Creative Hub on Yas Island by the fourth quarter of 2021. [6]

Background

The media free zone twofour54 was founded in 2008. [7] It falls under Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company's remit, [8] [9] as a government-backed media and creative industries hub. [10] Former Universal executive Wayne Borg joined the company as chief commercial officer, a role in which he served until 2013. [11]

In 2012, twofour54 took over the operation of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, [10] until its demise in 2015. [12]

In 2020, Michael Garin was appointed CEO of twofour54. [13]

The zone is home to a large number of international and local media companies, [14] and offers infrastructure and support, such as end-to-end production services, [15] government and travel services, [15] 100% business ownership, [16] and set-up and licensing. [17]

twofour54 houses media companies in the audio, visual, and print industries, [18] [19] [20] as well as news outlets and digital app creators. [21] [22] [23] Their facilities also host the first CNN Academy. [2] [24]

As of 2020, more than 550 media companies and over 700 freelancers are based at twofour54, which has been involved in over 2,300 international major productions in Abu Dhabi. [14]

Notable films produced at twofour54 include Mission: Impossible – Fallout , [25] 6 Underground [26] and Bharat . [13]

Past productions at twofour54 intaj

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Notable companies at twofour54

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