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Cinemas were banned for 35 years [3] until the first cinema in Saudi Arabia opened on 18 April 2018 in Riyadh. Before cinemas were allowed to operate in Saudi Arabia, there were several attempts to introduce cinema in the country, beginning in the 1930s by Aramco employees. These attempts continued in the 1950s, 1970s, and throughout the first ...
In late January 2023, General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Al-Sheikh conducted a private inauguration ceremony of VIA Riyadh, which was attended by the country's Minister of Tourism Ahmed al-Kateeb, chairman of the board of directors of Saudi Journalists Association Khalid al-Malik and the Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iwai Fumio.
In 2018, a 35-year ban on cinemas was lifted in Saudi Arabia as part of the country's broader modernization efforts overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [3] The Saudi Film Commission was founded as a branch of the Ministry of Culture in February 2020 to bolster the country's film industry.
The General Authority of Media Regulation (Gmedia or GAMR; Arabic: الهيئة العامة لتنظيم الإعلام) is a government organization in Saudi Arabia.It was founded in 2012 originally as the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM), and is responsible for the development, regulation, and supervision of audio-visual media transmission, publication, and overall media ...
With the rise of digital and social network, pressure was mounting on Saudi Arabia in regards to the permissibility of cinemas as many were watching films online anyway. In 2005, an improvised cinema in Riyadh was officially opened though limited to men and children only to prevent gender mixing in a public space. [61]
Riyadh Sahara Mall (Arabic: صحارى مول) is a shopping mall in the King Fahd Quarter of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It has 180 shops, Cinema, a children's playground, Casual Dinning Restaurants, Food court, cafeteria, skylights, fountains, gardens etc. [ 1 ]
Vox Cinemas, owned by Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim [MAAFUM.UL], said on Thursday it had received a licence to operate cinemas in Saudi Arabia and would open a four-screen multiplex theatre in Riyadh ...
Saudi Arabian exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas has forged a strategic partnership with local digital media studio Telfaz11, under which they will take an undisclosed stake in the expanding Saudi ...