Infobox_Company | company_name = Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone
company_
company_type = Free Economic Zone
foundation = 2006
owner = Ras Al Khaimah Government
location_city = Ras Al Khaimah
location_country =
flag|United Arab Emirates

Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone and Film City was launched 3 January 2006 [ [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayArticle.asp?col=&section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2006/January/theuae_January104.xml Khaleej Times - RAK Media Free Zone gets green signal] ] [ [http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/01/04/10009364.html Gulf News - RAK free zone will grant licences to media establishments] ] [ [http://www.rakftz.com/en/news_details.php?id=17 RAKFTZ press release - Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone aims big in 2006] ] , by the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAKFTZ) authority competing directly with Dubai Media City. RAKFTZ is being developed because of the increasing cost of living in Dubai, which makes Ras Al Khaimah an alternative place to go. RAK Free Trade Zone authority has licensed Mirage Holdings Freezone Company, LLC, Ras Al Khaimah, to operate the entire Film and Media City [ [http://www.raktourism.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&newsId=152&categoryid=2&pageId=5&langId=1 RAK Tourism - Hollywood production firm to set up film city in RAK] ] [ [http://www.ameinfo.com/88478.html;00:55:58 AME Info - Hollywood production firm to set up film city in RAK] ] [ [http://www.ameinfo.com/88490.html;21:29:22 AME Info - RAK gets Hollywood film city] ] [ [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2006/June/theuae_June303.xml&section=theuae&col= Khaleej Times - Hollywood firm to set up $1b film city in RAK] ] [ [http://www.mebjournal.com/component/option,com_magazine/func,show_article/id,216/ MEB Journal - Mirage to invest $1 billion in RAK] ] .

See also

*Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone
*Fujairah Creative City
*Dubai Media City
*Dubai Studio City

References

External links

* [http://www.rakfilmcity.com/ RAK Film City] - Official Site
* [http://www.rakmediacity.org/ RAK Media City] - Official Site
* [http://www.rakftz.com/ Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone] - RAKFTZ Official website
* [http://www.mirageholdingsfz.com/ Mirage Holdings Freezone, LLC, in Ras Al Khaimah]