Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning production hub Neom has locked a partnership with the film and digital content production and finance company Telfaz11.
The new pact will see the two entities create up to nine TV and film productions over the next three years. In a statement today, the pair said two feature films and one series are currently in development under the new arrangement. In addition to the new projects, TELFAZ11 will also open offices this year in Neom’s media hub, adding to its physical presence in Riyadh and Dubai.
Situated in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, Neom has been dubbed as one of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 mega-projects and involves the construction of a hi-tech, smart city and global media hub. TELFAZ11 will join more than 30 productions to have shot in Neom over the last 18 months, including Desert Warrior, Dunki, and Rise of The Witches, the...
The new pact will see the two entities create up to nine TV and film productions over the next three years. In a statement today, the pair said two feature films and one series are currently in development under the new arrangement. In addition to the new projects, TELFAZ11 will also open offices this year in Neom’s media hub, adding to its physical presence in Riyadh and Dubai.
Situated in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, Neom has been dubbed as one of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 mega-projects and involves the construction of a hi-tech, smart city and global media hub. TELFAZ11 will join more than 30 productions to have shot in Neom over the last 18 months, including Desert Warrior, Dunki, and Rise of The Witches, the...
- 6/1/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Prominent U.S. producer Christina Wayne, who shepherded “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad,” has been appointed managing director of Mbc Studios, the expanding production arm of top Middle East broadcaster Mbc Group.
Wayne will replace Peter Smith, the former president of NBCUniversal, who over the past four years has overseen a surge in the Saudi-owned broadcaster’s production activity while launching its Shahid VIP streaming service, alongside its linear channels. Mbc Studios is now pumping hundreds of millions of dollars in high-end productions in Saudi Arabia as part of the ongoing effort to help kickstart the kingdom’s nascent industry. To this end, Mbc significantly moved its headquarters from Dubai to Riyadh last year.
In her new role, Wayne will continue Mbc Studios’ “ongoing work in expanding the reach of its content to audiences around the world, leveraging the continuous trend for non-English-language television content to reach more global markets,...
Wayne will replace Peter Smith, the former president of NBCUniversal, who over the past four years has overseen a surge in the Saudi-owned broadcaster’s production activity while launching its Shahid VIP streaming service, alongside its linear channels. Mbc Studios is now pumping hundreds of millions of dollars in high-end productions in Saudi Arabia as part of the ongoing effort to help kickstart the kingdom’s nascent industry. To this end, Mbc significantly moved its headquarters from Dubai to Riyadh last year.
In her new role, Wayne will continue Mbc Studios’ “ongoing work in expanding the reach of its content to audiences around the world, leveraging the continuous trend for non-English-language television content to reach more global markets,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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