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As the film industry continues to look to Saudi Arabia as a potential location for movies, a host of the country's experts along with producers who have worked in the region touched down in Cannes to talk about the country's ambitions to become a global film hub. Film AlUla film commissioner Stephen Strachan, Saudi…

After much speculation, the Saudi Film Commission has announced its film incentive package, offering a 40% cash rebate of total qualifying spend for local and international productions. The announcement comes just before the country's first-ever film festival, the Red Sea International Film Festival, draws to a close…

Since Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year-old religion related ban on cinema in 2017, the country has been ramping up its efforts to attract local and international productions to come and shoot in the region. Film AlUla is playing a major part in the government's Vision 3030 plan to modernize the country. Established in…

As Saudi Arabia gears up for the Red Sea Film Festival next week – its first ever film festival –, the country's film commission has announced a set of key pillars and initiatives that aim to establish the country as a "world-class film hub with a target to build an industry with a revenue of $500M." As part of the…