Sony Pictures Classics is handling the U.S. release of the film, the first Saudi feature made by a female director. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief BERLIN – Wadjda, the first film made in ...

Saudi Arabia has the resources and ambitions to be a global player in the media business, Gelfond said. Image: Supplied Saudi Arabia could see its first local language IMAX release, with announcements ...

Imax and Saudi Arabia’s Muvi Cinemas on Wednesday hosted a grand opening event for the new Imax location at Muvi Mall of Arabia in Jeddah. This is the first Imax location from Saudi’s largest ...

Barakah Meets Barakah, the debut feature of writer/director Mahmoud Sabbagh, has been selected to represent Saudi Arabia in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar race. The movie, which debuted in ...

“Wadjda,” a film about a resourceful young tomboy, has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s official submission for the Oscars’ foreign language category, the first time the country has submitted a film ...

The rom-com will be the country's second-ever foreign-language entry, following Haifaa Al Mansour’s 'Wadjda' in 2013. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Barakah Meets Barakah, Saudi Arabia’s ...

The King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the first in the world to begin providing flight information and notifications in sign language. The airport, which welcomes ...

Haifaa Al Mansour’s drama “Wadjda,” about a young girl determined to win money to buy a bicycle she’s forbidden to ride, has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s official submission for the Oscar’s foreign ...