MBC Group announces first-ever Arabic-language musical production ‘Sukkar’
Heba Mashari Hamada composed the original songs for the musical, which is directed by Tamer Mahdy.
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Heba Mashari Hamada composed the original songs for the musical, which is directed by Tamer Mahdy.
The film will tap into Neom’s 40% cash rebate for feature films, TV dramas, reality shows, documentaries and commercials.
With film festivals, grants, new initiatives and rebate programmes, Saudi Arabia is attracting regional and international entities to its shores.
The adaptation is directed by Iraqi Dubai-based director Yasir Al Yasiri, who also takes a producer credit under his Axx Productions banner.
'Malik Al Halaba', the comedy-action film, will premiere on May 29 at Vox Cinemas Riyadh Front.
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More than 240 meetings were held during the salon, during which co-funding and rights sharing discussions were encouraged.
The open call closes on August 4, 2023, and a panel of Arab filmmakers will select the final projects to receive funding.
The aim of the pavilion is to create a space for dialogue and discussion with film industry leaders from around the world.
Based on the international format, the new adventure programme will see 100 contestants from around the Arab world compete for a $1m grand prize.
‘Kandahar’ is financed by Capstone Group and MBC Studios.
MBC Group has expanded its anime content on Shahid and introduced an investment fund for anime production.
Al Arabiya became the first news channel in the region to surpass 10m YouTube subscribers.
For the takedown of Shahed4U, ACE collaborated closely with MENA broadcast media companies OSN and MBC Group.
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With decades of experience across international markets, Wayne takes over the role from Peter Smith, who remains with the group as an advisor.
Smith joined MBC Studios in 2018 as it launched as the production arm of the free-to-air network MBC Group.
Helmed by British director Owen Harris, the film showcases Saudi Arabia’s transformation to global audiences.
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The nine-episode series is set in the 1900s and follows the journey of five main characters from around the world who fall into slavery.
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Adaptation of Ibraheem Abbas’s bestselling Saudi novel is directed by Yasir Al Yasiri and features cast including Baraa Alem, Nour Alkhadra, Nayef Althifery, Alanoud Saud and Mohsen Mansour.
A diverse line-up of movies features local stories from new and established storytellers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and UAE.
A number of series have been acquired by MBC Group, including 'Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War' by TV Tokyo.
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.
DICM will welcome Türkiye as the Guest of Honour this year with a dedicated country pavilion promoting Turkish content.
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 local adaptation is already in production with Medyapim, which previously produced the Turkish version of the format, 'Sadakatsiz'.
The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
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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 rental house has also leased a plot of 50,000 sqft in Dubai’s Al Quoz area to create a 360-degree environment for the professional community to collaborate on projects.
The series is penned by British television screenwriter Tony Jordan, along with Anji Loman Field, Richard Bellamy, Sheikha Suha Al Khalifa, and Radwa Shahine.
Charisma chose For-A solutions when it built new facilities in Saudi Arabia to cope with the increasing demand for entertainment and events.
Set in ancient Arabia, 'Rise of The Witches' is based on the Saudi mythology books by Osamah Almuslim.
Helmed by Omar Naim, 'Route 10' is produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and MBC Studios.
The first production, based on a science fiction novel, is expected to launch on Shahid VIP this July.
Set to begin filming this month, ‘Al Maktab’ will be directed by Hisham Fathi, with Alessandro Martella as DOP and AFLAM’s Shadi Mcdad as producer.
The series is available in both dubbed and subtitled versions, with episodes being dropped weekly.
The series will see Egyptian superstars Yousra and Nelly Karim starring together for the first time.
Customers with a postpaid package of $37.13 and a broadband/fibre package over $39.79 are eligible for the offer.
The show will air on a yet-to-be-announced MBC Group TV channel, as well as on its streaming platform Shahid VIP.
Some of the titles include 'Studio 22’, 'Amina Haf 2', 'Natihat Sahab', 'Bibi', and 'Al-Mishwar', among others.
MBC Group will own 30% of the voting shares, whereas the Antenna Group retains 70% control.
MBC Group will release the series exclusively on its streaming service Shahid VIP.
‘Kandahar’ is financed by Capstone Group and MBC Studios.
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MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
‘Desert Warrior’, which started filming in September in Saudi Arabia's smart city Neom, is being touted as the Kingdom’s first tentpole movie.
Six years ago, the Expo 2020 site was an empty desert wasteland. Today, it is home to some of the finest buildings, a smart IT setup and more importantly, a ...
Saudi Arabia will be the second location globally to house a Snap Creator Studio.
The setup also uses Lawo’s V__pro 8 video processing toolkit for audio de-embedding/embedding.
Blue Engine Studios has secured exclusive access to Talpa's catalogues, such as 'Avastars', 'Hit the Road' and 'Marble Mania' among others.
The new content creation and production company will offer scripted and non-scripted shows targeting all entertainment platforms across the pan-Arab market.
Elbay, who is also a writer, will play the role of Judy Goodwin, the crew’s demolition specialist.
The series outlines Saudi criminal Rashash’s life of crime, beginning with his entry into the underworld, and ending with his arrest.
