Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund to finance film sector with $234.4m
Funding applications will be accepted later in 2022 by the ministry.
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Funding applications will be accepted later in 2022 by the ministry.
It goes without saying that the pandemic has played a major role in accelerating the efforts of all sorts of companies towards digitisation.
As part of the joint venture, the two companies will develop original short-form content, branded content, podcasts, and new formats for the region.
The programme will showcase experienced directors and up-and-coming filmmakers who want to promote and honour stories about API communities.
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 14 fiction features and documentaries hail from Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
Ergo will invest in Film Clinic to expand its activities within development, production, and distribution of motion pictures.
Production on the eight-part mob drama series, produced by Pulse Films in association with Sister, started three weeks ago.
The MENA OTT and Anti-Piracy Virtual Week, hosted by BroadcastPro ME last month, rounded up some of the stakeholders to explore how the narrative for OTT has evolved in recent ...
The Dubai facility is comparable in size to the company's substantial production units in the UK and USA, providing Electrosonic with the capacity to handle large-scale projects in the region ...
The MoU is in line with the aim of Abu Dhabi Media and i24News to deliver innovative, audience-centric content while enhancing and expanding the digital offering.
This renovation promises to allow for efficient, flexible IP workflows, including remote production capabilities for future-proof operation utilising the highest quality standards.
The third season of the show follows the success of the previous two seasons, which achieved over 60m views online.
The platform offers a suite of voice-over services ranging from narration for TV, radio, and online marketing content to dubbing for international movies.
The authorities have also released guidelines that will allow shoots to restart in the country.
The series will be directed by Shujaat Saudagar ('Rock On 2') and have ten episodes in season one.
The camera is an IP device that connects to the network, at up to 100 Gbps, allowing simple connection and discovery of audio, video, and control as well as superior ...
Verizon Media will be discussing these new platform capabilities in more depth during its OTT Innovation Showcase on May 7.
The SRG-XP1 and SRG-XB25 support full IP-based operation utilising a single network cable, cost-efficient set-up for power supply, image distribution and camera control.
The Emirati filmmaker called on content makers, films directors and producers to document their stay-at-home moments by using the resources and equipment available, including smartphones.
The combined company is projected to release approximately 40 feature-length films, including seven sequels to prior hits and 100+ originals of episodic content, in 2020.
The solution promises to ensure that the video content on any particular stream is exactly what it should be in terms of media, format, audio and metadata.
StreamingPix will start shipping in late April at a price of $6,495.
The initiative is part of a $100m worldwide fund Netflix announced on March 20 to help deal with the financial losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The RACK Series is designed to be deployed in fixed locations and directly connected on wired IP networks, offering a real cost-effective alternative to satellite or fibre.
The company has already postponed the release of 'Mulan', which was supposed to debut in theatres on March 27.
With esports snowballing in popularity, the biggest production players are clearly the gaming workstations, which are based on IT and IP technologies by their very nature, says Matt Allard.
The two-day conference organised by Future Media Conferences (FMC) is produced in collaboration with Dell, Adobe, the NAB Show and ConnecTechAsia.
The UAEs first feature-length sci-fi production was screened in theatres last month. Produced entirely in Dubai, the film is a visual treat and employs some of the latest tools and ...
Afraa Batous.Afraa Batous' film Skin has been selected to receive a post-production grant as part of DIFFs Enjaaz programme. The Syrian filmmaker speaks to Vibhuti Arora about the inspiration ...
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is home to a large Pakistani expatriate community, channels like CNBC Pakistan and Samaa felt the need to incorporate UAE-based content into their channels. Seeing ...
