Middle East

For nearly 15 years, Australian-born Cameron Mitchell has been in the thick of one of the most dynamic markets in the global cinema industry: the Middle East. As CEO of Majid Al Futtaim’s Vox Cinemas, Mitchell had a front-row seat...

The biopic Bergen has become the most successful Turkish film in the Middle East, with 371,824 admissions across eight markets since its June 16 debut in cinemas. Directed by Caner Alper, Bergen stars Farah Zeynep Abdullah in the lead role as...

“Making hay while the sun shines” is how John Sullivan of cinema advisers The Big Picture characterizes the current state of theatrical exhibition in Saudi Arabia—a market that, bucking current worldwide cinema trends, is continuing to grow in the latter...