visual effects computer generated imagery animation web design founded march 2007 headquarters dubai media city dubai united arab emirates key people ashraf ghori nizam mohammed vonnie maddox owner ashraf ghori website www.xpansecgi.com 7 xpanse cgi is an award winning animation design visual effects company that was founded in march 2007 by ashraf ghori who currently serves as xpanse s ceo . 1 the studio originated in and operates from dubai uae . xpanse cgi is best known for creating levity xero error minus1 the first computer generated science fiction film produced in the uae . 2 3 4 5 contents 1 history 2 accolades 3 xpanse cgi selected filmography 4 notable clients 5 references 6 external links history edit xpanse cgi was started in 2007 in dubai media city . in addition to their film work xpanse also produces commercials corporate videos and websites . xpanse cgi established their use of computer generated imagery when they started to independently produce xero error in 2009 . the film had its world premiere at the 3rd gulf film festival 6 7 april 2010 in dubai uae . it was also featured at the 63rd festival de cannes the 10th edition of sci fi london 8 and other international film festivals . they were also involved as co producers of malal the first indo emirati film . 9 xpanse was featured at the first mefcc middle east film and comic con in april 2012 . accolades edit 2010 april levity xero error minus1 the first computer generated sci fi film from the uae 2011 january distinguished achievement award for levity xero error minus1 abu dhabi university 2011 february winner best filmmaker of the year digital studio awards dubai 10 2011 february runner up animation of the year levity xero error minus1 digital studio awards dubai 2011 november winner best technology implementation sme advisor stars of business awards 11 2011 november winner industry achievement for events & entertainment sme advisor stars of business awards 12 2011 november nominee business consultancy of the year sme advisor stars of business awards 13 2012 february nominee animation of the year digital studio awards dubai 14 2012 february nominee content creation of the year digital studio awards dubai 15 2012 february nominee studio of the year digital studio awards dubai 16 2012 february winner best website design tbreak developer awards dubai 17 xpanse cgi selected filmography edit year notable films 2006 arabana in association with d seven motion pictures 2010 levity xero error minus1 18 2010 malal in association with d seven motion pictures 2012 djinn 19 imagenation abudhabi storyboarding upcoming projects djinn 2012 20 xero error fobcity notable clients edit the office of h h sheikh hamdan bin mohammed al maktoum dubai imagenation abu dhabi gucci emirates airlines qatar airways xpanse cgi is also known for their commercial work . their clients include sony van hool philips hp gillette and other companies . references edit ashraf ghori on imdb error in judgement dubai weighs cgi hollywood reporter xero error on cg record ashraf ghori interview on wearethemovies.com future of arab cinema gulf film festival uae film industry is bursting with an array of talent gulf news meet the filmmakers behind the gulf film festival gulf news 10th sci fi london programme malal on imdb digital studio awards 2011 winners revealed 1 2 3 4 5 6 archived copy . archived from the original on march 18 2012 . retrieved march 14 2012 . xero error on imdb djinn on imdb djinn on imdb external links edit official xpanse cgi website xpanse cgi ae at the internet movie database xero error film s site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title xpanse cgi & oldid 739324598 categories companies established in 2007visual effects companiescompanies based in dubaiuae animation studioshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 01 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view