Growing Saudi content company Arabia Pictures Group is joining forces with Greece-based audiovisual group Tanweer for a strategic partnership that will co-produce and distribute in all formats in the Middle East and North Africa.
They began their partnership by developing and producing a roster of three feature films to be shot in the MENA region and directed by Gentile talent.
The first title on the board is a romantic comedy. #garden The British-Egyptian star Amir El-Masry, who has recently finished shooting the film, plays the lead role. Among his credits, El-Masri, purgatory Y industry And soon on Netflix a crown and Jessica Hausner zero club He plays a man who is madly in love, but when a spell is cast on him, he is unable to act on his emotions, leading to hilarious situations.
Also in the cast are Egyptian actress Mayan El Sayed and veteran actors Sabrin and Bayoumi Fouad. The film is directed by first director Essam Nassar, who made a name for himself with successful commercials and music videos.
“We are delighted to be working with a media giant like Tanweer and our partnership spans many projects from filmmaking to talent development and investment in new technology,” said Rua Almadan, CEO of Arabia Pictures Group. “Co-production of original content will allow storytellers in the region to share their different stories.”
Tanweer has been operating in Greece, Cyprus, the Middle East, India and Turkey for over 30 years. Recent productions include award-winning Greek TV series. Izmir.
“We look forward to joining forces with Arabia Pictures Group to create an original page and quality genre films for audiences around the world. We also plan to work together on Web3 and much more,” said Samaan.
#garden It will hit theaters in late 2022 in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region generally.
“We strive to provide quality entertainment movies to our viewers,” said Ronnie Mitry, managing director of Arabia Pictures Distribution.
“APG will release movies in theaters in the KSA and Gulf regions. Our partner Tanweer will release films in Europe, Asia and North America together with MENA.
The three-film deal also includes Egyptian production company Vibrations Studios.
Almadan founded the Saudi Pictures Group with Abdulla Al-Ahmari in 2018, after a 35-year film ban was lifted in Saudi Arabia.
Since then, the media and entertainment group has launched an ambitious expansion campaign in recent months to strengthen ties with a number of international partners.
The news of Tanweer’s partnership came after an announcement in August that India had formed an alliance with Eros Media World.
Source: Deadline
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