Creative economy

Hollywood heavyweights consider AI: who owns the IP?

28 August 2026

A series of conversations about the use of AI in Hollywood started in 2023, informal but high-powered. They were organised by Susan Ruskin, dean of the American Film Institute, and top producer Kathleen Kennedy (whose CV includes dozens of major [… more]

AED 1bn in support for Dubai’s creative sector: coming real soon now

6 May 2026

Dubai Culture has produced a ‘Creative Sector Resilience Portfolio’ in the form of what is described as a new AED 1 billion support package for the creative sector. The broad outlines have been published, but there’s nothing on the detail [… more]

City culture come to Dubai

16 October 2024

The 13th World Cities Culture Summit is being held in Dubai at the end of the month, from 30 October to 1 November. WCCS is basically a meeting of civic administrators from more than 40 cities around the world, people who believe [… more]

Meeting your makers

3 September 2024

Dubai Culture’s Makers Month, last seen in May, is back with the ambition of “an initiative aimed at bringing together all makers, creative talent, and entrepreneurs under one umbrella to develop their skills, artistic capabilities, and various abilities … The [… more]