The Qatar National Bank filmed a commercial with David Beckham and members of the PSG team to promote their unmatched hospitality and luxury services. Abata Media planned filming in Paris, hiring 100+ cast and crews for this unique shoot.
Documentary report for Al Jazeera's 101 East programme - The Assassination of Lim Kimya – is a Cambodian story France cannot ignore. This investigative documentary examines the assassination of Franco-Cambodian journalist and activist Lim Kimya in Bangkok and the political networks suspected to be behind it. It also questions the silence surrounding the case in France and the implications for French diplomacy.
There have been longstanding accusations from residents and activists of systematic racism and police violence in France’s poor and ethnically diverse neighborhoods. The French authorities deny the allegations. Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Paris.
An original podcast produced by Abata media on how Yoga can change people's lives.
From Gaza to generative AI, the 2026 edition of Cannes International Film Festival had cinema caught between politics and disruption. Watch our stories online.
A 26-minute investigation looking at the 2006 murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu in Malaysia and the unanswered questions surrounding her death. For Al Jazeera’s 101 East, the documentary examines suspected links to a controversial submarine deal, allegations of political interference and claims implicating former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who denies any involvement. Abata Media coordinated filming in France, working with lawyer William Bourdon, as part of an investigation spanning four countries.
Abata media is your filming partner in France. We help you fund your film and plan your shoots, from the green slopes of Normandy to the ochres villages of Provence and the wildness of the Pyrénées mountains.
It's summer 2023 in Paris. Wine content creator Michelle Chen begins her culinary journey through the city, in search for the perfect copper saucepan, for American giant, HomeGoods…
Abata media managed crews and production of this short documentary for UK-based production company Banyak and their client Stripe. The film looks at the AI scene in France.
The 78th Cannes International Film Festival featured films from around the world including Tom Cruise final Mission Impossible film, a Palestinian western-style thriller, Nigeria’s first in-competition entry, a Ukrainian film set in Stalin’s Russia, movies from dissident filmmakers and an American love letter to the French New Wave. So how are studios, filmmakers, and markets from Hollywood to Bollywood reacting? Follow our coverage of the 2025 International Cannes film festival for Al Jazeera English online.
On January 3rd 2023, Canadian businessman Craig Cohon left London on foot and began a 5-month walk across 14 European countries to campaign for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in a unique way. Abata media ran his communication campaign, managing a team of fixers and PR companies across Europe. Craig's story was told in 12 languages across 20 countries, reaching over 500 million people globally.
Just a year before the Olympic Games, Paris is getting things ready, that includes a billion-dollar project to clean up the River Seine. Al jazeera English's Natacha Butler reports from the French capital, Paris.