When asked to name her organization’s biggest accomplishment so far, Charlene Deleon-Jones, the executive director for Film AlUla and Saudi Tourism leadership board member, doesn’t hesitate to name-check Norah, the first Saudi film to crack the Cannes lineup. The Tawfik Alzaidi-helmed indie movie, which will compete in the fest’s Un Certain …
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[PRESS RELEASE – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 17th, 2024] Over 700 attendees from all over the world attended the edutainment forum co-hosted by Edge of Co., Animoca Brands, The Garage, and other prominent Saudi business entities As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia emerges as a global hub for innovation, Outer …
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Actor Mohammed Elshehri belongs to a generation of emerging Saudi talents who first cut their teeth on YouTube and are now making their names in film and TV. The rising star will be master of ceremonies at the upcoming Saudi Film Festival in the Eastern Province city of Dhahran, which …
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Everybody knows that every student cannot be a topper in their class or college, but have you wondered why you cannot attain the same marks as a topper does? Everybody has the same mind and has 24 hours, there are several reasons why a student cannot score good marks in …
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Just a few weeks ahead of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, it was unveiled that a new regional distributor and sales operation was launching. Riyadh-based TwentyOne Entertainment, led by British former Universal and Disney executive Paul Chesney, would be coming to the festival with its first acquisition, …
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Ali Kalthami jokingly asserts that Telfaz11, the Saudi Arabia production company he helped co-found more than 10 years ago — long before the country announced it was reopening cinemas for the first time in 35 years — is currently the “hot thing” in the local film industry. He’s not exactly wrong. …
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The Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled its selection of 36 movies from Saudi Arabia, as well as its Arab Spectacular and Red Sea: Competition lineups for this year’s third edition. “Collectively, these strands will showcase the rich and varied work by established and new filmmakers from the region, …
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NEOM is set to pump $50 million into Animoca Brands as Animoca supports the region’s Web 3.0 and tech goals as part of Saud’s 2030 vision. Hong Kong-based game developer and venture capital company Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Investment Fund. The …
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Saudi Arabia has ramped up its economic diversification efforts driven by its ambitious Vision 2030. In a bid to diversify its economy away from a dependence on oil, the kingdom has embraced emerging technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), and tapped into booming markets like gaming. But while …
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Saudi Arabia’s investment fund has reported a heavy loss worth billions of dollars from economic factors that reduced its many investments. The sovereign wealth fund in Saudi Arabia announced that it took a comprehensive loss in 2022 worth $15.6 billion. The loss came following an economic decline that caused a …
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Despite the revenue drop during the second quarter, Saudi Aramco declared a $19.5 billion dividend payout to shareholders. Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported its Q2 numbers with 112.81 billion riyal ($30.07 billion) in net profit, a decline of 38% from the same period last year amid the drop in hydrocarbon …
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There was a shock at the top of the Saudi Arabian box office the first weekend of 2023. Avatar: The Way of Water, in its third week of release and still a dominant force across the planet on its way to an overall haul in excess of $2.3 billion, was …
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