Dubai
STUDIO CITY
About Dubai Studio City
Inspiring the Future of Media and Entertainment
Launched in 2005 by the TECOM Group, Studio City Dubai is a free zone that acts as a major hub in the region for broadcasting, film production, TV, music, and entertainment. Spanning an area of over 22 million square feet it is home to more than 270 businesses that employ over 2500 skilled and trained professionals.
With its state-of-the-art, contemporary, and high-tech infrastructure, its purpose-built facilities, and the skilled and experienced professionals to accompany them Dubai Studio City (SDC) provides a unique ecosystem where businesses related to the media and entertainment industry can thrive and grow. In addition to the production facilities, it also has a bustling retail and residential sector to accommodate the people living in the city.
The different types of facilities in Studio City Dubai include cutting-edge production facilities, including sound stages, recording studios, and post-production units. Among the major projects that these facilities have been involved in production include Hollywood blockbusters like Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Star Trek: Beyond.
Why Dubai Studio City?
Being strategically located in the heart of Dubai, Studio City Dubai has quick and easy access to all the major landmarks in the city, including the airport, public transit stations, and the highways. Coupled with SDC being a free zone, businesses enjoy zero personal taxes and foreign companies retain complete ownership of their business in its jurisdiction.
Dubai Studio City (SDC) also has great infrastructure that is purpose-built to handle large-scale media production projects of all kinds and the zone has access to an experienced and capable labor force, which makes the hiring process very easy for companies looking to do business in the zone.
Benefits of Setting Up a Business in Dubai Studio City
Boutique Studios
Studio City Dubai offers state-of-the-art boutique studios for TV stations and production companies with attached office spaces and plenty of amenities.
Commercial Spaces
Dubai Studio City (SDC) has really modern and creatively designed workspaces that can be retrofitted to meet the needs of all kinds of businesses.
D/Quarters
For freelancers and small businesses who are not looking to get an entire commercial space for themselves, they can get fully equipped coworking spaces in the form of D/Quarters.
Sound Stages
Studio City Dubai offers three kinds of sophisticated and modern sound stages capable of handling a plethora of complex entertainment and production projects.
Retail Sector
To accompany the large media production facilities Dubai Studio City (SDC) also has a large leisure and retail sector, for those living and working in the zone.
First-Class Infrastructure
The zone is home to some of the best most modern facilities in the region, that include sound stages, auditoriums, studios, amphitheaters, and conference facilities.
Business Activities in Dubai Studio City
As the name goes, most business activities in the zone are related to media and entertainment. These include broadcasting, film, TV, music, and entertainment production. That is why most of the businesses in the city are involved in media and broadcasting and the zone also houses companies involved in animation and gaming as well as event hosting, marketing, and advertisement to name a few