The Arts, Culture & Entertainment Committee Presents
KSA FILM INDUSTRY
DEEP DIVE
A SIX-PART FILM PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
AmCham Saudi Arabia under its Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee is hosting a series of workshops focused on the growth of the Saudi film industry for key members of the KSA film industry’s public and private sector. This workshop series brings together accomplished working USA film industry professionals with established KSA-based producers, investors, entertainment lawyers, financiers, government entities, film companies, distributors, and film industry executives.
Each part of the workshop series will tackle key KSA film industry pain points in an open workshop format with the objective to help individuals and organizations make informed investment decisions while navigating the arduous business, financial, and regulatory issues around feature movie production within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s fertile film industry. At the series close, all pertinent observations and insights will be consolidated into a paper and shared with stakeholders in USA and KSA film industries.
Workshops will be in Riyadh in March 2023 and in Dharan in Spring / Summer 2023.
March 17 - 18, 2023 Riyadh
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Objective: To attract and incentivize international production houses to film in Saudi Arabia.
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Objective: To provide an in-depth understanding of the legal protocols required to set up and execute a feature film production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Objective: To provide a clear picture of resources available for feature film financing in the Kingdom. Then consider additional standard and disruptive film financing resources and instruments that could be made available to producers in and outside the Kingdom making films with Saudi elements.
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Objective: To identify and overcome barriers to achieve a reliable and profitable international distribution pipeline for Saudi-made feature film productions.
Summer 2023 Dhahran
Dealmaking with Platforms
Objective: To familiarize local filmmakers with the basic principles, deal structures, and steps required for a successful deal negotiation with a global streaming platform.
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Objective: Teach the art of lighting a film set and making a business out of it.