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MBC STUDIOS panel at Cannes Film Festival discusses the global rise of Arab cinema

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Actor, writer and director Dhafer L'Abidine said, "The rise of Arabic films to global prominence is due to their reliance on stories that speak to human emotions."

MBC STUDIOS panel

In front of a large audience during the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, MBC STUDIOS, in collaboration with the Arab Cinema Center and the Marché du Film, hosted a panel titled ‘Big Bets, Big Audiences! The Rise of Commercial Arab Productions’, discussing the reasons behind Arab cinema’s rise on the global stage.
The panel moderated by Ali Jaafar, Head of Films & Global Series at MBC STUDIOS, featured:

Samar Akrouk, Managing Director of MBC STUDIOS and Group Director of production at MBC GROUP
Tarek Al Ibrahim, Director of MBC1, MBC DRAMA and MBC Shahid Content
Hana Al Omair, Saudi writer, director and producer
Mohamed Hefzy, producer and co-founder of Film Clinic
Dhafer L


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Tags:Ali JaafarArab cinemaArab Cinema CenterBig Audiences! The Rise of Commercial Arab ProductionsBig BetsCannes Film FestivalDhafer L’Abidineemotional connectionFilm ClinicHana Al Omairhuman connectionMarche du FilmMBC DramaMBC GroupMBC Shahid ContentMBC STUDIOSMBC1Mohamed HefzySamar AkroukTarek Al Ibrahim
the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.
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