The Actors
The Producers
Mohamed Hefzy
FOUNDER & MANAGER of Film Clinic
EGYPTIAN
Daniel Ziskind
PRODUCER of FILM CLINIC
FRENCH
ZEINAB ABU ALSAMH
GENERAL MANAGER of MBC STUDIOS
SAUDI
CHRISTINA WAYNE
MANAGING DIRECTOR of MBC STUDIOS
AMERICAN
THE PRESENTERS
THE CREW
THE STREAMERS
NUHA ELTAYEB
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT FOR TURKEY, MENA, & AFRICA at Netflix
SUDANESE
Ahmed Sharkawi
DIRECTOR OF ARABIC SERIES at Netflix
Egyption
SHEIKHA DANA NASSER SABAH AL-AHMAD AL-SABAH
CHAIRPERSON of OSN
KUWAITI
JOE KAWKABANI
CEO of OSN
LEBANESE
MAAZ SHEIKH
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO of STARZPLAY ARABIA
EMARATI
TONY SAAB
SENIOR VP FOR CONTENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS of STARZPLAY ARABIA
LEBANESE
Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim
FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON OF MBC GROUP
SAUDI
SAM BARNETT
CEO of MBC Group
BRITISH
NATASHA MATOS-HEMINGWAY
CHIEF COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING OFFICER OF VOD
SOUTH AFRICAN
THE LIGHTHOUSES
HANNA ATALLAH
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of FILMLAB: PALESTINE
PALESTINIAN
OLA SALAMA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of FILMLAB: PALESTINE
PALESTINIAN
Marianne Khoury
CO-FOUNDER of ZAWYA CINEMA
EGYPTIAN
Youssef Shazli
MANAGING DIRECTOR of Zawya Cinema
EGYPTIAN
THE BROADCASTERS
THE LAUNCHERS
HUSSEIN FAHMY
PRESIDENT of CIFF
EGYPTIAN
AMIR RAMSES
DIRECTOR Of CIFF
EGYPTIAN
LYNDA BELKHIRIA
HEAD OF CFC
TUNISIAN
MOHAMMED AL-TURKI
CEO of RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAUDI
ANTOINE KHALIFE
DIRECTOR OF ARAB PROGRAM
LEBANESE
SHIVANI PANDYA
MANAGING DIRECTOR of RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
INDIAN
ZAIN ZEDAN
RED SEA SOUK MANAGER
SAUDI
MYRIAM ARAB
RED SEA SOUK CO-MANAGER
French
THE FUNDERS
Fatma Al Remaihi
CEO OF DOHA FILM INSTITUTE
QATARI
Khalil Benkirane
HEAD OF GRANT UNITOF DFI
MOROCCAN
Marco Orsini
CHAIRMAN of INTERNATIONAL EMERGING FILM TALENT ASSOCIATION
MONÉGASQUE
LACEY TU
PRESIDENT of INTERNATIONAL EMERGING FILM TALENT ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN
THE ENABLERS
MAJED AL SUWAIDI
MANAGING DIRECTOR of DUBAI MEDIA CITY, DUBAI STUDIO CITY, DUBAI PRODUCTION CITY
EMIRATI
Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Royal Film Commission
JORDANIAN
Princess Rym Ali
Commissioner of Royal Film Commission
ALGERIAN / JORDANIAN
MOHANNAD AL BAKRI
Managing Director of Royal Film Commission
JORDANIAN
Mohamed Al Mubarak
CHAIRPERSON OF TWOFOUR54
UAE
MARK WHITEHEAD
CEO OF IMAGE NATION ABU DHABI AND TWOFOUR54
BRITISH
THE EXHIBITORS &
DISTRIBUTORS
DISTRIBUTORS
MARIO HADDAD SR.
CEO of ALLIED FILM DISTRIBUTORS
LEBANESE
MARIO HADDAD JR.
CEO of Empire International
LEBANESE
HISHAM AL-GHANIM
CHAIRPERSON AND CEO OF Kuwait National Cinema Company
KUWAITI
GIANLUCA CHACRA
FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER OF FRE
LEBANESE
Alaa Karkouti
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER of MAD Solutions
Maher Diab
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER of MAD Solutions
Colin Brown
INTERNATIONAL MANAGING PARTNER of MAD Solutions
AMERICAN
IGNACE LAHOUD
CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Leisure
LEBANESE
TONI EL-MASSIH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VOX CINEMAS
LEBANESE
Gaby Khoury
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MIF
EGYPTIAN
Ramzi Khoury
DEPUTY CEO AT MIF AND MANAGING PARTNER AT ORIENT FILMS
EGYPTIAN
ADON QUINN
CEO OF MUVI CINEMAS
AUSTRALIAN
SULTAN AL HOKAIR
FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON OF MUVI CINEMAS
SAUDI
THE PATHFINDER
ARAB CINEMA CENTER | GLOBAL
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S) : The brainchild of MAD Solutions (see above), the ACC was created eight years ago as an umbrella presence at film events to advocate - and where necessary agitate - on behalf of arab cinema and culture the world over. New co-production opportunities have been forged, new market doorways opened, and new talented career paths launched into orbit. This very magazine is one visible expression of that commitment, and so also are all the new avenues that are opening for Arab projects and filmmakers in countries where not so long ago they were invisible.
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S) : The brainchild of MAD Solutions (see above), the ACC was created eight years ago as an umbrella presence at film events to advocate - and where necessary agitate - on behalf of arab cinema and culture the world over. New co-production opportunities have been forged, new market doorways opened, and new talented career paths launched into orbit. This very magazine is one visible expression of that commitment, and so also are all the new avenues that are opening for Arab projects and filmmakers in countries where not so long ago they were invisible.