Hostage
Zalojnik · Series · Lunapark / Kinopoisk · 2026
Service production · Shot in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Film and commercial production across the Middle East and Africa
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Riyadh
Cape Town
London
What we produce
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Commercials
For brands including Toyota, Honda, Geely, MG, Panasonic, McDonald's and Dubai Tourism.
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Branded content
Including two films for BBC StoryWorks and the MG Cyberster road trip across the Gulf.
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Feature films and series
UAE service production for the features Chief Daddy 2 and The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai, both on Netflix, and for the Kinopoisk series Hostage.
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Documentaries
Films on the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi and teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, both not yet released.
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Service production
Line production, permits, crew and locations for international productions shooting in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
Selected credits
Chief Daddy 2
Feature film · Netflix · 2022
Service production · Shot in Dubai, UAE
The Bachelor
Reality series · TNT · 2018
Service production · Shot in Dubai, UAE
The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai
Feature film · In cinemas and on Netflix · 2017
Service production · Shot in Dubai, UAE
#oneDXB
Campaign · Dubai Airports · 2024
Production company · Shot in Dubai, UAE
Voices of Vision
Campaign · BBC · 2022
Service production · Shot in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE
Shooting in the UAE, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
We are the local production partner for international producers. We budget, permit, crew and run your shoot on the ground, from a single commercial day to a full series. Abu Dhabi offers a 35% cash rebate, rising to 50%, on films, television and commercials.
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Clients
Brands, broadcasters and agencies we have produced for include Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Geely, MG, Infiniti Motors, ACDelco, Emirates, Dubai Airports, Dubai Tourism, the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Dubai Media Inc, First Abu Dhabi Bank, du, ENOC, BBC StoryWorks, Panasonic, Dyson, Armani/Casa, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Kraft, Evian, Masafi and Bayer.
Recognition
Silver Lion
Cannes Lions
Silver
Dubai Lynx
Gold, 2 Silvers, shortlist
New York Festivals
5 Golds
PromaxBDA
Our work has won a Silver Lion at Cannes Lions, a Silver at Dubai Lynx, a Gold, two Silvers and a shortlist at New York Festivals, and five Golds at PromaxBDA.
About a.k.a. Media
a.k.a. Media was founded in Dubai in 2011 by Yasser Obeid, who leads the company as CEO and executive producer. We are headquartered in Dubai Studio City and develop, produce and finish work in-house, with our own creative development, production and post-production teams.
We opened in Cape Town in 2026 and work from Riyadh across Saudi Arabia.