Let’s look at the cultural and financial impact this burgeoning movie industry could have on the region
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First filming starts in Neom to support Saudi movie sector ambitions
Within Sand, which is scheduled for release in November, will be submitted to prestigious film festivals worldwide
Arabic content
New Dubai TV, film JV to focus on Arabic entertainment
Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Rocket Science have entered into a joint venture to form Dubai-based Yalla Yalla
Abu Dhabi
Hollywood superstar in the UAE to film new movie
Ryan Reynolds and award-winning director Michael Bay will be in the UAE for a month to shoot a new action movie 6 Underground
box office
Sequel to UAE’s biggest homegrown movie set for release
Hajwala 2: The Mystery Mission is the sequel to the UAE’s biggest million-dollar box office hit Hajwala
cinema ban
The Message to hit Gulf cinemas after 42-year ban
Moustapha Akkad’s movie is finally given green light to be shown in region over the Eid al-Fitr weekend
Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Indian blockbuster Saaho chooses Abu Dhabi as film location
Saaho, the seventh major Indian movie to be shot in Abu Dhabi, is a tri-lingual thriller
Abu Dhabi
Watch: first trailer for UAE-made animation movie Catsaway
New animated feature-length film is being directed by Emirati Fadel Saeed AlMuhairi
DIFF
Dubai International Film Festival to take place every two years
Local and international media is reporting that staff have already been made redundant