Saudi Arabia’s nascent film industry is in the spotlight this week thanks to the inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, which runs until December 15. Few internatio…
, who is a high-profile figure in Saudi Arabia and holds the role of General Authority for Entertainment in the country. Tell us about him…I’ll answer the question by way of anecdote: when Darren and I first traveled over we met him [Al Alshikh] to polish the script. We sat in his living room and started getting into the creative. Darren has essentially seen every movie, he’s incredibly knowledgeable about films, there’s almost no reference you can throw out that he doesn’t know.
Mostly important we were working with Saudi production company Alamiya, who provided all of the local infrastructure. They’re very established, own their own cameras, I think they’re a 40-year-old company but this is their first movie, most of their experience is in live events and broadcasting.I had no involvement with the government. Because the film was already funded when I came onboard, I don’t have a lot of insight into their involvement.
If you were on our set in Riyadh you would’ve thought you were on the set of a show in Los Angeles – everyone was wearing normal clothes, the girls were in crop tops and tank tops, we had a female line producer, it just looked like a regular set.When it comes to Saudi Arabia you have to consider the ethical side of things, was there any reluctance from yourself, or your cast or crew, given the human rights situation out there?It did make me pause.
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