Saudi Arabia has increased its private investment in state-backed film production.
On Tuesday, during the Cultural Investment Conference 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unveiled two new film investments totaling SR32.5 million (US$8.7 million) with backing from foreign film production companies. No specific details on the new foreign film investments were offered.
In recent years, international film producers and packaging agencies have increasingly looked to tap into Saudi Arabia’s growing production…