Trusted experience
Brands I've worked with15 years behind the lens — direct & through agencies
Broadcast-trained director crafting cinematic brand films, event films and social content for businesses in Dubai. Fifteen years behind the lens — now ready to film yours.
Trusted experience
Over fifteen years, Okan Atabay has worked on productions for Liverpool FC, Burger King, Subway, Yamaha, AXA, Kaufland and Wüsthof, as well as for German broadcasters RTL, WDR and SAT.1. Some of that work was commissioned directly, some through agencies. He now brings the same standard to businesses in Dubai.
Selected work
Event Film
Kaufland E-Commerce
Corporate event film for Kaufland's e-commerce division · shot in Germany
Brand Film
Skilled Trades & Engineering
Brand film for a heating, sanitation & plumbing engineering company · shot in Germany
Social content
Photography
Brand, portrait, product and interior photography, shot on location in Dubai and in the studio.
See the photography work →A separate track of fully AI-generated video — talking characters, virtual presenters and brand spots, concepted, voiced and rendered with AI. English subtitles included.
AI Character Reel
Talking character · English subtitles
AI Reel
Generated character · English subtitles
AI Brand Spot
Barbershop grand opening
About
I'm Okan — a director and producer with a broadcast background, now based in Dubai. I bring television-grade craft to brand content: the kind of film that stops the scroll, holds attention and makes a business look exactly as good as it is. From concept and script to shoot, edit and grade — handled end to end.
Camera
Canon R5C · cinema 4K/8K
Movement
Gimbal · stabilised motion
Post
Premiere Pro · colour & sound
Direction
Broadcast background · cinematic eye
Rates in Dubai vary widely depending on scope. At Okan Pictures, a two hour shoot starts at 2,500 AED, a full day of filming from 6,500 AED, and ongoing monthly content partnerships from 3,500 AED per month. Full pricing is published on the pricing page.
Yes. Before founding Okan Pictures in Dubai, Okan Atabay produced and directed for German television, including RTL, WDR and SAT.1. That background shapes every shoot: proper lighting, clean sound, and a structure that holds attention past the first three seconds.
Both. Finished files can be handed over for your own team to publish, or Okan Pictures handles the full cycle through to publishing on your accounts, including captions, hashtags and scheduling.
Yes. Okan Pictures works fluently in English, German and Turkish. German and Turkish speaking business owners in Dubai can handle the entire project, from briefing to final approval, in their own language.
Okan Pictures is based in Dubai and films across the city, including Business Bay, Downtown, Dubai Marina, JVC and Palm Jumeirah. Shoots in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are available, with travel quoted separately.
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