{"id":147324,"date":"2025-11-22T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/147324\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:26:10","slug":"sony-pacts-with-qatars-film-committee-to-co-finance-arabic-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/147324\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Pacts With Qatar\u2019s Film Committee To Co-Finance Arabic Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSony Pictures International Productions<\/a> (SPIP) has signed a multi-year agreement with the Film Committee at Media City Qatar<\/a> to co-finance Arabic-language films from the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n

\n\tQatar\u2019s Film Committee announced the agreement during its three-day Industry Days event on the fringes of the Doha Film Festival<\/a>, laying out its ambitions to transform the territory into a major film and TV hub.<\/p>\n

\n\tSony said the agreement to develop a presence in Qatar, which includes a commitment to global distribution and the co-development and co-production of multiple Arabic-language feature films, underscored its commitment to the region.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Middle East is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing regions in entertainment. Sony Pictures has a long history of working in growing markets, and this new agreement in Qatar reflects our commitment to the region as we continue to bring impactful, locally resonant stories to audiences,\u201d said Steven O\u2019Dell, International Marketing & Distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe projects can be original stories or adaptations from Sony\u2019s library and will be managed by a jointly approved local producer, directly benefitting the production ecosystem in Qatar and the wider region.<\/p>\n

\n\tSony will distribute globally, while the Film Committee and SPIP share approval on all key creative and financial decisions. The agreement also promises the development of a writers\u2019 incubation lab designed to unearth a new generation of writers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe commitment of Sony Pictures to co-develop and produce Arabic-language films in partnership with the Film Committee reflects the region\u2019s growing prominence in the global film industry and the Global South\u2019s emergence as a true creative force,\u201d said H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi, Chairman of the Film Committee, said:<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis partnership underscores our shared belief that exceptional stories can come from anywhere \u2013 and reach everywhere. It will help elevate a new generation of talented Arabic filmmakers, giving them the platform, resources, and global exposure to share their voices with audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe SPIP-Film Committee deal is among a raft of announcements over the Industry Days including a new incentive <\/a>as well as new partnerships with Neon and Department M<\/a>, Miramax <\/a>and Company 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) has signed a multi-year agreement with the Film Committee at Media City Qatar…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[90040,146,90041,85,46,1823,90042],"class_list":["post-147324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-doha-film-festival","tag-entertainment","tag-film-committee-in-qatar","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-qatar","tag-sony-pictures-international-productions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}