NHNZ: expands into Middle East

As flagged earlier this month, NHNZ is expanding its global footprint by establishing a production office in the Middle East. NHNZ confirmed today it will set up office in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates within the next two months.
 
From there NHNZ will manage Middle East specific productions, where it will also be working on building up its 3D production output and expertise. This will be done in co-operation with TwoFour54 – a regional creative centre facilitating the development of Arabic media and entertainment content.
 
NHNZ managing director Michael Stedman says that having been investigating 3D for the last 12 months, NHNZ is poised to embark on a raft of 3D productions.  “The interest in 3D is accelerating and the world is embracing 3D at an incredible rate. This format is a great enhancement for story-telling and will create a wonderful platform for telling the stories which we are famous for. So collaborating with TwoFour54 will give us a major opportunity to venture into the production of high end HD and 3D documentaries,” he says.
 
The NHNZ production office will offer skill transfer and workshops to help grow Arab talent and production infrastructure.  At this time, no announcements have been made about how the Abu Dhabi office will be staffed and whether new employment opportunities will exist. It’s a case of watch this space for now.