OSN ties with MAD Solutions and Red Sea Fund on Ahd Kamel’s ‘My Driver and I’
The film will be produced as an OSN Original, demonstrating a growing commitment to investing in local premium talent-led productions.
The film will be produced as an OSN Original, demonstrating a growing commitment to investing in local premium talent-led productions.
The complex will also be near 12 square kilometres of dedicated outdoor shooting locations that showcase the landscape and ancient heritage sites of AlUla.
In the first edition of RedSeaIFF, Abirached hosted the closing ceremony.
In early 2023, Rawi Screenwriters Lab will open applications for the next round.
A series of workshops and panels will be held during the Red Sea International Film Festival as part of the Red Sea 360°, Talent Days, and Networking Sessions.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The Joy Awards, which will take place on January 2, 2023, is organised by MBC Group.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
The festival will open with Shekhar Kapur’s romantic comedy ‘What's Love Got to Do With It?’ and conclude with 'Valley Road' by Saudi director Khaled Fahd.
The film was among the winners of the Saudi Film Commission’s Daw Film Competition to foster new Saudi filmmaking talent.
‘Daughters of Abdulrahman’ is the first Jordanian film to be released in Egyptian cinemas commercially.
The partnerships will see Turkish content offered exclusively on MBC channels and Shahid through first-look and volume deal agreements, along with Arabic-language originals produced for the MENA market.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
Daw Film Competition, an initiative by Saudi Film Commission, aims to support and empower emerging Saudi film talent, and develop the Kingdom’s burgeoning film industry.
The commission discussed the benefits of the Saudi cash rebate programme to international filmmakers and producers.
The commission will showcase the benefits of the Saudi cash rebate programme to international filmmakers and producers.
Several films by Arab filmmakers will be screened at the festival of which eight are competing for various awards as well.
The ten-episode HBO Original drama series will premiere exclusively on OSN+ in the region today.
The event will host a screening and two dedicated panels with Italian guests in attendance.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
Between June 15 to 22, Riyadh will welcome 14 films from different European countries.
The meeting also covered cooperation aspects in developing the infrastructure of the film industry in Saudi Arabia.
Although previously announced, the programme dubbed Film Saudi is now operational and will help boost film production and grow the creative economy.
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The DISCOP segment at CABSAT will include a screening room, where some of the pitches will take place.
Saudi Film Commission has licensed 56 theatres with 518 screens in 20 cities since its launch in April 2018.
The agreement to include additional content on Shahid and live broadcast of the corporation’s channels.
The films will compete in three categories, which includes feature films, short films, and the unexecuted scenario.
With filming underway in Badjdah, Neom, 'Within Sand' is set to release in November 2022.
On both days, the screening will be followed by a discussion with the directors.
‘Kandahar’ is financed by Capstone Group and MBC Studios.
The first edition of the festival featured 138 films and shorts from 67 countries in 34 languages, with female directors representing 38% of the slate.
Submissions are now open for the eighth Saudi Film Festival, which will run from June 2 to 9 at Ithra in Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia is teeming with film festivals, live performances, concerts, and film production, among other things.
A bespoke platform will be launched with the first applications expected to start coming in during Q1 2022.
The conference is on four main pillars, which will operate as building blocks for the development of the music industry in the region.
The initiative aims to foster homegrown talent and showcase untold stories on the big screen.
'Banat Abdul Rahman' is the debut feature of Jordanian writer/director Zaid Abu Hamdan and AMN’s first attempt at producing a feature film.
In the Souk area, six exhibitors will offer activities, including MBC, Telfaz11, Nstars, Effat University, SAIP, and MAD Celebrity.
Among the projects receiving funding, 11 are from Africa, 60 are from the Arab world, and 26 are from Saudi Arabia.
There will also be a new Saudi Film Institute that will focus on film production, professional training in cinematic storytelling, and wider creative and technical skills.
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The feature film has already been shown at a number of festivals and won several awards.
The festival will open with 'Cyrano' by British director Joe Wright and conclude with 'Bara El Manhag' by Egyptian director Amr Salama.
Production companies filming in AlUla can benefit from competitive rebates and a range of incentives such as free bespoke production support, it was announced at the Venice International Film Festival.
The filmmaker directed the brand’s 22nd short film titled 'I and the Stupid Boy'.
Thomas Löffler, Assistant VP of Exhibitions, Dubai World Trade Centre, offers a quick brief on what to expect at the show this year.
Arab Cinema Center has organised a panel discussion titled 'The New Finance of the Arab World' as part of its activities at the film festival.
The film festival will host a series of events in Venice, including a gala evening designed to celebrate women in cinema and their achievements in the industry.
The films are part of Ithra’s commitment to nurture and develop talent across the Kingdom’s creative industries.
Three committees of industry professionals have been selected for each section of funding.
The aim of the pavilion is to create a space for dialogue and discussion with film industry leaders from around the world, and to enable Saudi filmmaking companies to meet ...
KSA’s Film AlUla has also announced new facilitates, which will accommodate 150 film crew and include production offices, recreational facilities and an outdoor cinema.
The number of cinema screens in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow to 2,500 screens by 2030 from 300 in 2020.
It aims to discover and develop national talents by organising intensive training programmes and comprehensive workshops.
The film has received a certificate of release and classification from the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM).
AlUla is an area of untouched wilderness and natural beauty that for thousands of years was an important crossroads for ancient civilizations.
This documentary unearths previously unknown aspects of the ancient history of Saudi Arabia, as experts uncover traces of a society from more than 7,000 years ago.