Red Sea Film Foundation announces theatrical release of ‘Norah’
The film made history as the first Saudi feature ever to be screened in Cannes’ Official Selection.
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The film made history as the first Saudi feature ever to be screened in Cannes’ Official Selection.
The film was supported by the Red Sea Fund and shot entirely in AlUla, northwest Saudi Arabia, featuring an all-Saudi cast and a 40% Saudi crew.
All signs point to a flourishing Arabic content sector in 2024 with Saudi Arabia contributing significantly to the advancement of this sector.
The new collaboration underscores Film AlUla's dedication to supporting local creative talent and nurturing the homegrown filmmaking ecosystem.
The two movies will be among the first to be filmed in 2024 at Film AlUla’s full-service state-of-the-art production facility.
The company has planned to acquire and distribute Arabic and international content to cinemas and across traditional broadcast and streaming platforms within the MENA region.
With film festivals, grants, new initiatives and rebate programmes, Saudi Arabia is attracting regional and international entities to its shores.
The show is penned and directed by Robert Gillings and executive-produced by Michael Tadross Jr., Bernard Salzman and Edward Pershing.
Over the past couple of years, Arabic content has undergone several stages of evolution, so it's safe to say that the Arab region is ready to emerge as a major player ...
Under the filmmaking mentoring programme, Holmes will team up with Film AlUla to identify three emerging female Saudi filmmakers, who she will then mentor throughout the year.
Winning projects will receive a share of $200,000 in awards at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in December.
AlUla Creates is currently building the infrastructure and global network of mentorships and other resources to support the next generation of female Saudi storytellers pairing them with accomplished writers, directors ...
In the documentary, National Geographic Abu Dhabi explores the story of an ancient Saudi Arabian city that existed over two millennia ago.
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. ...
The ten-episode HBO Original drama series will premiere exclusively on OSN+ in the region today.
‘Kandahar’ is financed by Capstone Group and MBC Studios.
On October 13-14, attendees of Silicon Slopes Summit will have the chance to experience AlUla Adventures firsthand.
The series has worked alongside YouGov Sport to gather data and insight into the audience of Extreme E’s first-ever race.
The partnership with TikTok covers all five of Extreme E’s events in 2021, with each event highlighting an environment affected by climate change.
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.
Extreme E becomes the latest motorsport event to be broadcast by KSA Sports, and follows in the footsteps of F1, the Dakar Rally and Formula E.
Saudi Arabia will host Extreme E’s inaugural race and MENA viewers will be able to tune in to the live-action which will be aired in English, Arabic and Farsi.
