Saudi comedy “Alzarfa: Escape from Hanhounia Hell” dominated the weekend box office frame in Saudi Arabia, beating global blockbusters “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “F1: The Movie.” The wacky heist ...

Saudi director and producer Osama Al Khurayji’s debut feature “Siwar” has been selected as the opening film of the upcoming Saudi Film Festival, which is the oldest-running film event in the kingdom.

Building a country’s entire film industry from the ground up is no easy task. But in just eight short years, Saudi Arabia – which only began having cinemas across the kingdom in 2018 – has transformed ...

Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced the start of the table read for the upcoming anti-narcotics film Al-Oyoun Al-Sahira (“The Watchful Eyes”), a feature ...

A report published by the Cairo Film Connection, during Cairo Industry Days (Nov. 16-20), provides key data on recent trends ...

Welcome to Al-Monitor Riyadh. The Saudi Film Festival, held in the country’s eastern province, has provided a platform for emerging and established Saudi and GCC filmmakers since its founding in 2008.

The first movie "significantly aided by AI" will arrive in 2026, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain predicts as his company gets a major Saudi investment.

The seven years since Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto leader, Mohammed bin Salman, first visited America have felt a ...