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Saudi Film Commission holds panel on future of film industry at Venice Film Festival

Saudi Film Commission holds panel on future of film industry at Venice Film Festival
黑料社区's Film Commission deliberated on the future of the Kingdom's film industry at a panel at the Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Monday. (SPA)
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Updated 06 September 2022

Saudi Film Commission holds panel on future of film industry at Venice Film Festival

Saudi Film Commission holds panel on future of film industry at Venice Film Festival
  • 鈥業t鈥檚 always a pleasure to host events on 黑料社区,鈥 Venice Biennale president tells Arab News
  • Kingdom described as 鈥榓mong the most attractive countries for cinematic production鈥

ROME:聽The future of the film industry in 黑料社区, and its regional and international influence, were analyzed during a panel discussion at the Venice International Film Festival in Italy.

鈥淚t鈥檚 always a pleasure to host events on 黑料社区 and the Arab world for their engagement in every field of the arts,鈥 Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale 鈥 the cultural institution organizing the film festival 鈥 told Arab News.

He recalled that this year marks the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and 黑料社区.

The panel moderator described the Kingdom as 鈥渁mong the most attractive countries for cinematic production.鈥 All the participants praised the rich reserve of filming locations in 黑料社区.

The panel included Abduljalil Al-Nasser, director general of sector development and attracting investments at the Saudi Film Commission; Charlene Deleon-Jones, CEO of Film AlUla; Shivani Pandya, managing director at the Red Sea International Film Festival; and Wayne Borg, managing director of media, entertainment, culture and fashion industries at NEOM.

Established in February 2020, the commission aims to advance the film sector and the production environment in the Kingdom, in addition to stimulating and empowering Saudi filmmakers.

The incentives program that the commission launched to support the film industry in 黑料社区 was presented in Venice.

Al-Nasser stressed the 鈥渉igh level of coordination between public and private sector institutions in 黑料社区 to build all parts of the value chain related to the film industry.鈥

This, he added, is a result of the commission鈥檚 awareness of the importance of the creative cycle of the film industry to build a comprehensive sector that serves filmmakers.