Saudi Arabia has launched its first official film industry guild six years after the lifting of its 35-year cinema ban in 2017. The initiative overseen by Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah ...

Largest Exhibitor in Saudi Arabia to Open Four New IMAX® With Laser Locations, including Two in Riyadh and One in Jeddah's Mall of Arabia NEW YORK and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ ...

(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) — Cinemas are set to open in Saudi Arabia in March 2018 for the first time since they were banned in in the early 1980s, according to the Saudi minister of culture. “It’s a ...

The film technologies company already has 10 giant screens operating in the country. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The agreement will see muvi Cinemas open two Imax theaters with laser systems ...

A cast and crew of hundreds gathered in searing heat for the production helmed by Rupert Wyatt, the respected British director who reinvigorated 20th Century’s Planet of the Apes franchise. Word soon ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia launched its first commercial movie theatre on Wednesday, ending a nearly 40-year ban on cinemas under a push by the crown prince to modernize the deeply conservative ...

Muvi Cinemas, the largest exhibitor in Saudi Arabia, has struck a deal with Imax Corp to install four IMAX with Laser systems in its cinemas two in capital city Riyadh; one system to Jeddah’s Mall of ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia held a private screening Wednesday of the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther" to herald the launch of movie theaters in the kingdom, and tickets go on sale ...

The Red Sea Film Festival is set to make cinema history for Saudi Arabia at its upcoming edition as it hosts the country's ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year-old ban on cinemas on Monday, prompting celebrations from film fans, directors and movie chains eyeing the last untapped mass market in the Middle East ...