Dubai Studio City is the region’s dedicated free zone for film, television, broadcast and music production. Part of the TECOM Group, it provides purpose-built production infrastructure sound stages, studios and backlots alongside company licensing, making it the natural home for production houses, broadcasters, studios and content creators.
We manage your Dubai Studio City setup end to end company structure, license activities, facility selection, registration, visas and corporate bank account introduction working directly with the free zone.
Dubai Studio City was built to support the production side of the media industry. It offers sound stages, recording studios, production facilities, and backlots, while also supporting media and production startups through TECOM’s In5 Media innovation centre.
Dubai Studio City offers structures and permits suited to both companies and individual creative professionals. All companies enjoy 100% foreign ownership and full repatriation of capital and profits. A Qualifying Free Zone Person can benefit from 0% corporate tax on qualifying income.
For one or more shareholders, individual or corporate.
A branch of an existing UAE or foreign company.
For individual production and creative professionals operating under their own name.
Dubai Studio City licenses are structured around key production and broadcasting activities:
Dubai Studio City provides production-grade infrastructure not found in standard free zones:
Visa quotas are linked to your office, permit, and package. Available visa types include:
We manage each stage with the free zone authority on your behalf.
We confirm your production activities, structure and license or permit.
We secure your company name and preliminary approval.
We match you to a stage, studio, office or freelancer permit.
We prepare and submit the application and incorporation documents.
Dubai Studio City issues your trade license or freelancer permit.
We process the establishment card, visas, Emirates ID, medicals and introduce you to our banking partners for account opening.
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A tailored checklist is provided following your consultation.
A company or freelancer permit is typically issued within 5 to 7 business days once documents are in order. Visa and Emirates ID processing usually takes an additional 2 to 3 weeks.
Costs vary based on production facility needs, license, and visa quota. Contact us for a personalized, all-inclusive quote with no hidden charges.
We manage Dubai Studio City and TECOM registrations daily.
Licensing, facilities, visas and bank-account introductions.
Clear, all-inclusive packages with no surprise invoices.
A single multilingual point of contact throughout your setup.
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