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MBC Studios Confirms Samar Akrouk As Managing Director
MBC Studios has named Samar Akrouk as successor to Christina Wayne in Saudi Arabia.
Deadline recently revealed Wayne was leaving her Managing Director post at the Middle Eastern content giant after 15 months, as she was unable to move to Saudi Arabia full time. MBC Studios has pushed hard into original production in recent years, with big-budget Rupert Wyatt movie Desert Warrior with Anthony Mackie and high-profile regional project HWJN notable on its slate. There’s no doubt that our region, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is in the spotlight, drawing considerable interest from leading international production studios focused on creating world-class content.
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