Your film, on the world's screens.
For producers, distributors and independent content makers. We take finished films and series to broadcasters, streaming platforms and airlines, and we only make money when you do.
One network, every window.
Global broadcast distribution.
Relationships with channels worldwide.
Subscription, ad-supported and free streaming.
In-flight and on-board entertainment.
We handle the whole route to market.
Revenue share, with minimal upfront cost.
- 01Quality control to broadcaster and platform specifications
- 02Pitching to channels, platforms and airlines
- 03Deliverables and delivery
- 04Collections and revenue reporting
- 05Representation at international film markets
Where we place content
A production company built for broadcast
Blazing Sand Studios is an Abu Dhabi-registered, Dubai-based production company led by Paris Norriss as CEO. Our shows have been distributed in 123 countries. We have staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Broadcasters and platforms we have worked with include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN. Airline partners and in-flight audiences include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Production clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer, and destination work includes the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Distribution is how our adventure and destination series reach seat-backs, streamers and broadcasters across 123 countries.
Broadcasters, platforms and airlines
Distribution relationships include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and airline and in-flight audiences include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Content from Blazing Sand Studios has reached 123 countries.
Clients and partners on the production side include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer and the Royal Commission for AlUla.
From brief to delivery
Every project starts with a clear brief: audience, territory, language and deadline. We scope the production path — traditional, AI-directed or hybrid — then shoot or generate under direction and finish with human editors, sound and colour.
Clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Platforms and airlines that carry our work include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
We are CMA-registered in Abu Dhabi, with staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios.
Craft, reach and Gulf fluency
Seventeen years of adventure and destination storytelling sit behind the AI workflows. That is why tourism boards, hotels, entertainment companies and agencies trust the same team for both long-form television and short-form campaigns.
- Shows distributed in 123 countries.
- Broadcasters and platforms including Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN.
- Airline and in-flight audiences including British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
- Clients including Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer and the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Common questions
Who is behind Blazing Sand Studios?
Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios. The company is Abu Dhabi-registered and Dubai-based, with staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Where has your content been distributed?
Our shows have been distributed in 123 countries, including on broadcasters and platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and with airlines including British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
Which clients have you worked with?
Production clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Destination work includes the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Do you offer AI video as well as traditional production?
Yes. We produce adventure and destination television, and we also produce AI commercials, corporate films, product films, explainers, training films, localisation and micro drama series — all directed shot by shot and finished by human craft teams.
How do we start a project?
Share the brief, territory, language needs and deadline via the contact page. The team will reply with next steps.
Abu Dhabi registered, Dubai based
Blazing Sand Studios was founded to tell outdoor and destination stories for broadcast. Today the same company produces AI video and micro drama alongside traditional television. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios.
Staffed offices: Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and twofour54 in Abu Dhabi. Distribution reach: 123 countries. Platforms include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN. Airlines include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer.
123 countries, seat-backs and streams
Distribution is not an afterthought at Blazing Sand Studios. Adventure and destination series are produced with broadcaster, streamer and airline technical requirements in mind from the first cut.
Platforms and broadcasters we work with include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN. Airline and in-flight audiences include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Shows from the studio have been distributed in 123 countries.
Production clients on the slate include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Destination partners include the Royal Commission for AlUla. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios, with staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay and twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Series built to travel
Guy in Dubai, four seasons of adventure television, is a core example of how a UAE-made series reaches international screens. 39 Days to Paradise extends that documentary craft to the Pacific row story. Guy in the Sky continues the destination strand.
If you are a broadcaster, platform or airline looking at catalogue, or a brand that needs campaign versions of long-form work, start with the contact page and name the territories you care about.
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