MBC1 and Shahid announce Arabic adaptation of Turkish series ‘Al Ameel’
The-new series, which will be released on August 25, features prominent Syrian and Lebanese actors, headlined by Ayman Zeidan.
The-new series, which will be released on August 25, features prominent Syrian and Lebanese actors, headlined by Ayman Zeidan.
The group's net income nearly quintupled to $63.36m in H1 2024, driven by strong performance and significant margin improvements, especially at Shahid, which saw AVOD revenue more than double and ...
For this latest round of graduates, MBC Academy partnered with École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle and Generation 2030.
MBC Loud FM’s current breakfast show, 'The Daily Wake Up' with Jay R and Danah will be moving to the Weekday Drive-time slot from 4PM, with details on the full ...
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 2024 Oscars will broadcast live on Al Thaqafeya on Sunday 10 March from 11:30 pm KSA.
The films is a co-production between Egypt, Tunisia and France.
The open call closes on August 4, 2023, and a panel of Arab filmmakers will select the final projects to receive funding.
In a market dominated by big players producing drama series, Reim El Houni, who helms Dubai production house Ti22 Films, has dared to be different and still emerged successful. In ...
A total of $830,000 in cash prizes and $126,000 in-kind prizes were awarded to Saudi, Arab and African projects in the development and work-in-progress stages.
The renowned Italian-Algerian director will participate in an intimate In-Conversation ahead of a special screening of his latest film, 'Bones and All' at this year's edition.
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.
Oscar nominee Kaouther Ben Hania, Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen and Egyptian star Nelly Karim are among the jury member of the Red Sea International Film Festival.
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.
MBC Group's Shahid will award cash prizes worth $230,000 to three Saudi projects in development and production during the Talent Day programme.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
FUNN has produced the series based on Emirati author Noura al Noman’s novel of the same name.
Set in ancient Arabia, 'Rise of The Witches' is based on the Saudi mythology books by Osamah Almuslim.
Ithra, which is one of the leading supporters of the film industry in Saudi Arabia, is credited with more than 20 films as well as training and other initiatives to ...
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 ...
The film will be distributed by Vox Cinemas before being available on MBC's Shahid.
It goes without saying that the pandemic has played a major role in accelerating the efforts of all sorts of companies towards digitisation.
Sixteen features, 18 shorts and 21 immersive virtual reality films were in the running for the awards across three categories.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
In the Souk area, six exhibitors will offer activities, including MBC, Telfaz11, Nstars, Effat University, SAIP, and MAD Celebrity.
‘Desert Warrior’, which started filming in September in Saudi Arabia's smart city Neom, is being touted as the Kingdom’s first tentpole movie.
Saudi authorities are also planning to establish an esports academy as part of the Neom smart city development.
So far, from 1,687 applicants, 77 people have been chosen by MBC Academy and the General Entertainment Authority to take part in the scheme.
For over 17 years, Sam Barnett has patiently mastered the nuts and bolts of MBC Group, connecting its various limbs and leading it towards profitable new ventures and widened TV ...
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 ...
Three winners will train on the production sets of MBC Studios and Shahid as part of the partnership.
MBC Talent will provide a wide range of professional opportunities for Saudi talent locally, regionally and internationally.
MBC Group and its streaming platform Shahid VIP will later transform top submissions from the initiative into full drama TV productions on the network.
The study is based on responses from a total of 422 people, of which 40% were filmmakers, 30% comprised students and 17% included film crew.
In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, TikTok's Head of Video and Creative Rami Zeidan discusses how the app is attracting content creators, audiences and businesses to its platform in ...
LBCI is the latest offering on Shahid alongside MBC 1 and Al Arabiya.
Larcher, who helped transform MBC's flagship digital product, Shahid, into the world’s largest Arabic language video streamer, will join HBO Max International, effective August 1.
Spearheaded by MBC Group Chairman, Waleed Al-Ibrahim, the Academy now welcomes applications for its 2020 programme.
The series, which premiered in November last year, has been made available for users to help them cope with the isolation period in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Partners Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and twofour54 have announced that 40 internships are available for aspiring TV and entertainment professionals to get an introduction to the various careers ...
The MENA media industry is going through a time of tumultuous change. Some of it is exciting and upbeat, others are downright disconcerting.For instance, Saudi Arabias injection of $64bn into ...
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cheryl Boone Isaacs and DIFF Chairman Abdulhamid Juma (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for DIFF).The Dubai ...
The sixth edition of the ASBU BroadcastPro Selevision Awards concluded late Tuesday evening. The awards evening rewarded industry specialists from the MENA broadcast industry in both traditional and new media space. ...
While focusing on content, MIPTV this year will pay equal attention to technology. BroadcastPro ME looks at what you can expect at the event next month and whats in store for ...
MBC has ordered a 10-episode first season of the Endemol celebrity talent TV show Your Face Sounds familiar. The show will be produced by Endemol Middle East and launch in ...
Saudi-based media conglomerate Rotana Group is to move its regional headquarters to Bahrain in the first quarter of 2014, Bahraini Minister of State for Information Affairs, Sameera Rajab, has confirmed.The ...
YahLive, the High Definition television satellite broadcast platform and Home of HD for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has expanded its distribution network of YahLive certified satellite ...
The Dubai International Film Festivals (DIFF) opened last night in a gala event that saw a number of celebrities walk down the red carpet.The star-studded event welcomed Academy Award-winning actress ...
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