Katara Studios recently launched its second Arabic co-production, 'Chasing Dreams', on MBC Group’s streaming platform Shahid. Hussein Fakhri, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Producer at Katara Studios, talks to BroadcastPro...
BroadcastPro ME takes a tour of the cutting-edge studio at the Higher Colleges of Technology’s Yas campus, integrated by Advanced Media Trading. This state-of-the-art facility promises to ignite creativity and...
Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a...
The academic institute has collaborated with Garage Studio and partners in the emirate to ensure a well-rounded start to the curriculum.
The new immersive studio in Abu Dhabi will showcase regional talent to the world.
Despite steady production values and the release of brand-new content, the overall Arabic content market remains underrated due to a lack of measurement and data. Heba Korayem explores the dynamics...
Egypt’s rich cinematic history, spanning over a century, faces imminent risk from decay. We look at how Egyptian Media Production City is spearheading a groundbreaking restoration project to restore its...
Making waves in the digital drama scene, Egyptian filmmaker Tarek Nasr, the creative force behind hits like 'The Giza Killer' on Shahid, opens up to BroadcastPro ME about his content...
A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the global virtual production market will reach $5.1bn by 2027, with a 14.5% CAGR from $3.1bn in 2023. Recognising the growing regional and regional interest, BroadcastPro...
When WonderWeb was roped in to film this year's Dubai Comedy Festival, which took place at different venues across the emirate, there were some prerequisites. Despite that, it is reported...
'Voy! Voy! Voy!', Omar Hilal’s directorial debut, is awaited with huge anticipation as it gears up for a theatrical premiere in various Arab countries this month. A collaborative effort between...
Shihan Shoukath, who made headlines with his directorial debut ‘Deadline’ at various film festivals including Cannes, talks about the making of his short film and the role that Blackmagic RAW...
Investing in and opening up footage archives can be commercially and creatively lucrative for content owners. At a time when countries across the Middle East are becoming more prominent on...
Middlesex University's film graduates showcase their original short productions on Xtreme, the MENA region’s largest screen, at Roxy Cinemas, Dubai Hills Mall.
The summit, put together by Disguise and Film Soho, included free training, hands-on access to tech solutions, talks and demos.
Ramadan is a standout period in MENA media entertainment, when we see some of the finest productions in the region showcased. Heba Korayem, an expert in the Arabic content market...
In AlUla and across Saudi Arabia, the emerging screen sector is lifted by the ambition and potential of young Saudi nationals.
As broadcasters look beyond the seismic shifts of the past couple of years, continued investment and new types of partnerships will be essential to assuring business continuity, industry CEOs said...
This era has been one of the most impressive in the history of the Middle East, with prolific content production increasingly carving a space for itself on the world stage....
'Kyaddala''s intense storyline instantly won the hearts of millions of viewers in Africa for its powerful portrayal of young adult issues on the continent. We bring you a behind-the-scenes look...
‘Sikkat Safar’, a Saudi comedy series that premiered on MBC 1 this Ramadan, was well received by GCC audiences. BroadcastPro ME spotlights the show and profiles the production house that...
Africa’s evolving content landscape has inspired many global companies to set up shop in the region but few have gone the extra mile like Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)....
Neom’s media head honcho Wayne Borg is forging ahead with a raft of infrastructural investments and initiatives intended to make Saudi Arabia’s newest development an integrated media hub with all...
The multi-million-dollar Firdaus Studio by AR Rahman at the Expo 2020 site, now called Expo City Dubai, boasts many firsts. It is the region’s only music studio to be mentored...
There are movie fans, there are film lovers, and then there are cinephiles – such as Butheina Kazim, founder and MD of Cinema Akil, a trailblazer in the heart of...
Canon recently hosted a panel discussion with three well-known content creators working in different spaces – films, documentaries and social media platforms – to explore how they have evolved on...
The Neumann Studio @ BKP, a collaborative project between Sennheiser Middle East and Barry Kirsch Productions, featuring a mix of new gear, promises to take audio content creation to the...
Power League Gaming, MENA’s full-service gaming and esports activation company, has upped its game with a state-of-the-art $1.5m virtual production studio designed to give it an edge over the competition....
BroadcastPro ME teamed up with Abu Dhabi-based media company IP Studios to host a discussion in Arabic – a first for the market – on MENA sports production. Sarah Nathan...
A brand-new music recording studio in Dubai has become the go-to destination for many musicians and podcast hosts. With an ambience designed to inspire creativity, state-of-the-art infrastructure and a range...
Lina Matta has plenty of notches to her belt, from starting as a reporter in her home country, to producing documentaries in the US, to her current role as Director...
Seven years after opening a small office with five employees in Dubai’s Jumeirah Lake Towers, Augustus Media has moved into a 1,100sqm facility at Dubai Production City. BroadcastPro ME takes...
In 2020, 'The Mandalorian' marked a paradigm shift for filmmakers and producers. Inspired by its trailblazing production that saw an impressive combination of extended reality and virtual production, Fractal Studio...
From a small office in Bur Dubai to three facilities in the UAE, a service centre in Egypt and a full-fledged showroom and service operation in Saudi Arabia, Advanced Media...
When Saudi Sports Company (SSC) wanted an innovative production and broadcast solution to take some of its less exposed events to air, it turned to a cloud-based set-up. In cooperation...
January’s Super Cup wasn’t just a thrilling football match between two stalwart teams, it marked the debut of a number of exciting firsts on the UAE football scene, from buggy...
Powerful female voices are emerging on the MEA film landscape, and their stories are receiving recognition and applause across the globe. Canon brought together a small group at Expo 2020...
An NFT-starring sitcom – conceived, designed and produced in Dubai – has gone viral online and made $1m even before its official screening. BroadcastPro ME, in an exclusive interview with...
'The Alexandria Killings' will be produced under the Yalla Yalla banner, with globally renowned writers Terry George and Mariam Naoum co-writing the film. But before it took this fascinating turn,...
BroadcastPro Middle East's inaugural virtual sports broadcasting conference explored how the arrival of OTT and the more recent Covid-19 lockdown have impacted sport and disrupted traditional methods of production, rights...
The Arabic content market is a complex labyrinth that requires a fair degree of expertise to navigate, and the entry of new platforms has added to this complexity. Content expert...
One of the biggest MENA production houses has remained resilient in the face of the lockdown that crippled the production industry worldwide last year. Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers) CEO...
With research and surveys showing that more than half of all video content is now consumed on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, Abu Dhabi-based broadcaster Sky News Arabia...
Mariam Al Serkal is one of a handful of Emirati women helming a TV channel in the UAE, with great success since she joined Majid TV three years ago. Under...
Best known in Dubai as the CEO of Advanced Media for the last two decades, in recent years he has also garnered awards for some of the films he has...
A new wave of filmmakers has emerged in the Arab world over the last decade or so, few of them with more critical acclaim and financial success than Marwan Hamed....
Senior executives at Spacetoon Family and Kids TV, Bidaya Media and Majid TV, as well as Emirati animation expert Mohammad Ahmed Fikree, talk to Shifa Naseer about their experience in...
'The Voice Middle East' has continuously raised the bar in MENA broadcasting with fresh elements added to the show each year. Visuwalls walks Vijaya Cherian through some of the key...
Yusuf Butti, Head of Media Technology at twofour54, takes us through local practices including an understanding of rules with regards to telcos, cloud and connectivity that are essential to building...
Media companies are in a race to create volumes of compelling, high-quality content for many different markets and distribution channels. But doing so has its challenges, explains Russell Wise.
Egyptian filmmakers Sherif El Bendary and Mohamed Siam, and El Gouna Film Festival founder Bushra Rozza talk to Shifa Naseer about regional film productions, trends in Egyptian cinema and where...
Saimanish Prabhakar, a recent high-school graduate from GEMS Metropole School, Dubai, whose latest film 'Metanoia' won several awards at film festivals, talks to Shifa Naseer about the success of his...
Canon recently brought together two filmmakers as part of a webinar to briefly discuss their ecosystem and their choice of technologies in making films. We bring you a report.
The UAE created history on July 20 when the nation initiated the first Arab space mission to Mars with the launch of the Hope probe. Dubai-based Media971’s Managing Partner and...
In a chat with Shifa Naseer, filmmaker Yassmina Karajah discusses her passion for filmmaking, as well as the stories and people that inspire her to make films.
Mustafa Abbas was recently in the spotlight for his latest short film, 'The Long Game', which won Best Mystery Film at the Los Angeles Film Awards 2020 and Best Action/Crime...
With the rise in popularity of the global animation industry, Saudi Arabia is gearing up to develop local animated content, which showcases the region’s culture. Vision Entertainment CEO Robert Knežević,...
'Woman', a documentary that premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, captures the stories of 2,000 women across the globe. Anastasia Mikova, one of the film's directors, and colourist...
Ramadan has traditionally been the most important revenue-generating period of the year for the TV industry in the Middle East. This year, however, the lockdown has severely impacted productions leaving...
Nigerian filmmakers Saheed Apanpa and Tchidi Chikere and production house PUE Pictures CEO Phina Egbuchu speak with Shifa Naseer about the evolution of the cultural identity of Nigerian cinema.
