The Abu Dhabi Film Commission and Creative Media Authority has launched a brief promotional video highlighting how the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Yas Marina Circuit offered a reasonably distinctive filming surroundings for “F1: The Movie.”
Cameras rolled on the “F1” film, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski, through the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December 2024 on the Yas Marina Circuit. A crew comprising Pitt and co-star Damson Idris spent a complete of 29 days filming within the emirate throughout three separate events, supported by native manufacturing companion Epic Films, in keeping with a press release.
“F1,” which is touted as the primary movie to seize on monitor footage throughout a stay Grand Prix race, additionally filmed at different precise Formula 1 occasions such because the British Grand Prix, the Rolex 24 at Daytona in addition to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In the video (which you’ll watch above), Kosinski calls the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, simply east of Abu Dhabi – which is believed to be the most costly Formula One Track ever constructed – an “ideal place to film” as a result of it’s “such a distinct setting in such a beautiful location.” Kosinski goes on to level out that “all 10 teams [in the race] allowed us to shoot a scene for an hour” which was “a really incredible experience.”
“F1,” govt producer Tim Bampton underlined the truth that “bringing in a major movie production to create an 11th team in the pit lane was a really unprecedented endeavor.”
“We had every car in their team,” famous Pitt who referred to as it “just amazing.”
Meanwhile, after Yas Marina hosted the Middle East premiere of “F1: The Movie” on June 26, the movie has been performing effectively within the area. Most notably, it has overperformed within the United Arab Emirates, scoring a roughly $2.7 million first body that’s being touted as the largest opening within the emirate for an Apple film and likewise for Pitt and Kosinski.
Abu Dhabi has been stepping up efforts to lure extra movie and TV shoots to the United Arab Emirates’ capital by enhancing its new rebate, which is now set to succeed in as much as 50% of certified below-the-line spend beginning in January.
Major Hollywood productions which have shot in Abu Dhabi over the previous decade embrace “Dune: Part Two,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “6 Underground” and “Furious 7,” in addition to Bollywood hits comparable to “Vikram Vedha,” “Tiger Zinda Hai” and “Bharat.”