Local Film Portal

About us

Fuad Al Khateeb

Founder

Fuad Al Khateeb

An award-winning Saudi executive producer and screenwriter, a member of the Cinema Association, with more than 18 years of experience across advertising, television programmes, series and feature films. He is known as a box-office strategist with a deep understanding of how Saudi cinema works.

Fuad previously led the film production department at Muvi Studios (Muvi Cinemas), where as executive producer he oversaw the development, production and delivery of Saudi and Egyptian titles to the box office, among them "Al Senior: Oqdat Al Khawaja", "Layl Nahar" and "Far Bsabaa Arwah". He also writes analytical articles about the Saudi film industry, and gives workshops and lectures on the box office and the economics of the Saudi film.

Over his career he has held a number of leadership roles in content and production, working with organisations and companies including MBC Group, Uturn Entertainment, SBC, Nebras Films and the Hebar creative agency, alongside a range of production and advertising companies. His body of work includes more than 100 media and creative projects, and he has managed and supervised productions with combined budgets of over 45 million Saudi riyals.

Abdullah Bamajboor

Co-founder

Abdullah Bamajboor

A Saudi director and writer, and the founder of Scenariohat, known for developing cinematic ideas and shaping work that carries a distinctly local voice.

He has run a number of writing workshops in the Saudi market, and was the showrunner of the series "Orem: Hotel Balcony".

His most recent work includes the film "Alarm Bell: The Pit", which reached eighth place worldwide on the general list of the most watched titles on Netflix. He also directed the series "Fakhr Al Suwaidi" for STC TV, which was later given a cinema version that ran in theatres and stayed in the top ten of the Saudi box office for six weeks.

His work also includes the series "Fursan Qarih", a Shahid Original (MBC), which topped the list of the most watched titles on the platform.

Our mission

To make the information, services and tools that filmmakers, producers and investors need easier to reach, so they can understand the local film market and make better decisions before production. And in doing so, help the sector become more sustainable.

Strategic partners

Qanawat Distribution

Qanawat is one of the leading distribution companies reshaping the entertainment industry worldwide, with a strategic focus on the Middle East and North Africa alongside international markets. The company acts as a principal gateway for distributing film and digital content, drawing on a strong presence in Saudi Arabia and a network of more than 50 exhibition partners, as well as strategic partnerships with the major video on demand (VOD) platforms, transactional video on demand (TVOD), and linear television channels.

Qanawat does more than distribute: it selects and champions authentic Arab stories and helps them reach audiences across cultures and markets. The company has built its standing on a strong box-office record, having distributed several of the highest-grossing Saudi films in the history of the local box office, among them "Shabab Al Bomb 1", "Hobal" and "Al Zarfa".

Titles the company distributed have also performed strongly on digital platforms, with "Shabab Al Bomb 1" topping the list of the most watched titles on Netflix Saudi Arabia. The company also won the audience award for best Saudi film at the Red Sea awards. Through innovation, a deep understanding of the audience, and a passion for making cinema that matters, Qanawat continues to help shape the future of the entertainment industry, one story at a time.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Our sources: Film Commission Comscore Film distributors General Authority for Statistics Official accounts of Saudi films General Authority for Media Regulation

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