Dubai’s Studio City has lights, cameras and is ready for action

Dubai Studio City (DSC) is the cornerstone of an ambitious plan to place the emirate at center stage of the Middle East’s film industry and beyond. The immense project includes sound stages, back lots, pre and post-production facilities, massive water tanks to allow for the shooting of scenes afloat, and special effects workshops. There will also be office space, accommodation, equipment rental, transport, casting agencies and all the side industries associated with filmmaking. DSC is part of the wider Dubai Media City, which incorporates facilities for the television, music, film and broadcast industries. It has fast become the center of the region’s media industry, with more than 900 companies from 45 countries setting up shop. The DSC project is being carried out by TECOM Investments, a part of the Dubai Holding group, responsible for a number of emirate’s largest developments including the Dubai Internet City, designed to be the hub