The showcase also celebrated the opening of Neom’s second purpose-built, industry-standard, 2,400 sqm sound stage at its Media Village.
Neom has launched a new sound stage and hosted a gathering of 140 leaders from the international TV and film industry at a two-day showcase event. The event showcased Neom’s stages, production support facilities, talent and crews and also highlighted production incentives (40%++).
The two-day event was attended by guests from KSA, North America, Europe (UK, France, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal), UAE, Turkey, India and Morocco. It commenced with all experiencing Neom’s extensive production facilities and locations across its vast and varied landscapes.
The second day focused on the future and the challenges the industry is facing. The Future of Storytelling and Production was the conference theme, with a diverse background of participants from across the industry including TV and film producers, major global production companies, investors, industry financiers and service providers.
Speaking about the event, Wayne Borg, Managing Director of Media Industries, Entertainment, and Culture at Neom, said: “This event was a huge success. The response from the industry attending was overwhelming. Our ability to attract the numbers and calibre of industry leaders we had at Neom for our event demonstrates our offering is resonating and is competitive on the world stage. Whether it’s our world-class facilities, our amazing crews, or our globally competitive 40%++ production cash rebate incentive, the package is in place and working. Everyone experienced firsthand our rapid and dramatic buildup in capacity and capability reflecting the seriousness of our intent and ability to compete across the value chain internationally.”
The showcase also celebrated the opening of Neom’s second purpose-built, industry-standard, 2,400 sqm sound stage at its Media Village.
This brings the total of operational stages to four, offering a total of 12,000 sqm of production space in addition to support and backlot facilities. A further six stages offering 10,000 sqm of production capability, including a volumetric stage, are under development and set to open by the end of 2023.
Neom’s facilities include resort-style accommodation for 350 casts and crew rising to 500 by the end of the year.
