Saudi Arabia has increased its private investment in state-backed film production by securing financial backing from Universal and Columbia Pictures .

On Tuesday, during the Cultural Investment Conference 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unveiled two new film investments totaling SR32.5 million (US$8.7 million) with backing from foreign film production companies. That includes Universal and Columbia Pictures as they look to grow their own movie box office in the Middle East. No specific details on the new foreign film investments were offered.

Saudi Arabia has increased its private investment in state-backed film production by securing financial backing from Universal and Columbia Pictures .

On Tuesday, during the Cultural Investment Conference 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unveiled

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