Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Background

Image Nation Abu Dhabi is the film financing arm of Abu Dhabi Media, the government-owned media organization of the titular United Arab Emirates city. It was established in 2008 and was originally known as "Imagenation Abu Dhabi", before the name was slightly amended.

1st Logo (2009-2012)

Logo: On a black background, we see several red letters spin and zoom out from the screen as they eventually settle in the center, forming "ImagenatION". As red colors flash behind the letters (or sometimes, spoke-shaped streaks) and "abu dhabi" slides underneath the bottom right of the text, also in red, an abstract design fades in near the letters, featuring two teal streaks above a dragon/cobra-like red streak below it. "abu dhabi" shines.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A drone and a flashing sound when the letters first appear, then a world-music sounder with drumbeats, synth notes and whooshes. Sometimes, it's silent or features the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Common. Seen on films from the company from the era.

2nd Logo (2012-2017)

Logo: On a black background, we see several lightened squares featuring pictures of people and several objects appearing, flying towards the center of the screen. A red aura appears around the squares during the process, followed by the squares filling and thus lightning the screen. The squares later disappear, showing the red text "IMAGE NATION" they formed. Shortly, "ABU DHABI" appears below the logo on the right side via a flash.

Variant: A shorter version that skips the lightened squares is used on Snitch and Life of Crime.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie. On some movies, it uses a dramatic fanfare.

Availability: No longer current. Seen on Promised Land, Snitch, Careful What You Wish For, Djinn, Life of Crime, 99 Homes, among others.

3rd Logo (2017- )

Logo: We see several glass-like figures moving, reveraling the logo in the same font as the previous one, with a red rectangle surrounding it. The glass figures leave, leaving only the logo on a black background with blurry particles behind it.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A calm fanfare with chimes and an Arab-like instrument playing.

Availability: It first debuted on The Circle and later appeared on it's films from 2019 onwards such as Prey, The Secrets We Keep and Watcher, among others.