Despite the ban on movie theaters in Saudi Arabia, film production in increasing at an astonishing rate in the Kingdom, all things considered.

With a number of films in production in Saudia Arabia, including the pan-Gulf “The Circle” and TV series-based film, “Tash Ma Tash,” as well as Saudi corporations financing the large majority of forthcoming non-Gulf Arabic language films, it seems that with each passing film release, the ban on cinema in the Kingdom is becoming increasingly more ironic.

Perhaps the most striking development of all, is that Saudi officials have announced recently that they are building six, yes six, production studios in Jeddah, “to encourage film production in the country.”

Read the full Variety article here.

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