Grammy Award-winning rapper, Kanye West is set to shoot a short film in the Middle East.
The ‘Watch the Throne’ co-creator’ plans to create a short film based on the cultures of the Persian Gulf. We’re told the project will be very similar to the 30-minute hybrid art film ‘Runaway’ that the rapper released in 2010.
The rapper’s team has a number of meetings scheduled with film companies and government officials in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha, Qatar in order to explore the future production, which could begin filming as early as March.
Evidently, the project has resulted in a heated bidding war in both countries as production companies compete for the opportunity to hook up with Yeezy. Film industries in the region are largely government controlled.
Apparently Kanye West devised the story for his film after performing in Abu Dhabi last year when he developed an appreciation for the region. West’s production is expected to make use of local talent and production crews and portray the cultures of the region in a positive light.
Kanye West was on January 8, 2012, voted the ninth artist (third male artist) on Nielsen SoundScan all-time best-selling tracks (digital) with 30,242,000 million sold in the USA alone towards the end of 2011.
The ‘Watch the Throne’ co-creator’ plans to create a short film based on the cultures of the Persian Gulf. We’re told the project will be very similar to the 30-minute hybrid art film ‘Runaway’ that the rapper released in 2010.
The rapper’s team has a number of meetings scheduled with film companies and government officials in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha, Qatar in order to explore the future production, which could begin filming as early as March.
Evidently, the project has resulted in a heated bidding war in both countries as production companies compete for the opportunity to hook up with Yeezy. Film industries in the region are largely government controlled.
Apparently Kanye West devised the story for his film after performing in Abu Dhabi last year when he developed an appreciation for the region. West’s production is expected to make use of local talent and production crews and portray the cultures of the region in a positive light.
Kanye West was on January 8, 2012, voted the ninth artist (third male artist) on Nielsen SoundScan all-time best-selling tracks (digital) with 30,242,000 million sold in the USA alone towards the end of 2011.
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