Dftc report finds need for more incentives
The Middle East film and TV industries need more film incentives, a bigger talent pool and a reliable TV ratings system in order to be able to compete on an international level, according to a white paper released at Diff this week.
Commissioned by the Dubai Film and Television Commissions (Dftc), the paper identified several production hubs in the region – including Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE – but found that Arabic-language content production is still far below its fullest potential.
Between 2005 and 2010, the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, contributed only 0.72% of the films produced in the world (215 out of 29,965). The report also found that Mena film and TV production as a percentage of Gdp is half that of the Portuguese-speaking world and a quarter of Turkish-speaking countries.
The report made three key recommendations to strengthen production in the Mena region: developing more formalised film incentives; improving TV audience measurement and improving access to talent by easing...
Commissioned by the Dubai Film and Television Commissions (Dftc), the paper identified several production hubs in the region – including Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE – but found that Arabic-language content production is still far below its fullest potential.
Between 2005 and 2010, the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, contributed only 0.72% of the films produced in the world (215 out of 29,965). The report also found that Mena film and TV production as a percentage of Gdp is half that of the Portuguese-speaking world and a quarter of Turkish-speaking countries.
The report made three key recommendations to strengthen production in the Mena region: developing more formalised film incentives; improving TV audience measurement and improving access to talent by easing...
- 11.12.2013
- von lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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