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Audiences in Middle East Favor Local Films But Demand Higher Quality
With local audiences’ appetite for local cinema growing, gone are the days when companies could churn out dozens of boiler-plate comedies.
Chakra has been at the forefront of the Middle East and North Africa’s independent cinema distribution for two decades, as recent Front Row titles include Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Monster.” Chakra made significant strides into the Saudi theatrical market in 2023 with the launch of Front Row Arabia, a joint venture with local leading exhibitor Muvi Cinemas. Promoting a wider understanding of cinema as an artform in Saudi is a pressing matter not only for the Red Sea Film Foundation, but for the independent distributors working within the Arab world.
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