Saudi Arabia’s Telfaz11 finds novel strategy to mark namesake eleventh anniversary – Deadline

Saudi Arabia movie and digital content material manufacturing and finance firm Telfaz11 celebrated its eleventh anniversary on Friday by asserting the beginning of shoot for its eleventh characteristic movie, Evening Courier by Ali Al Kalthami.

Telfaz11, which was a number one participant in Saudi Arabia’s YouTube house of the 2010s, has quickly moved into characteristic movie manufacturing following the lifting of the nation’s cinema ban in late 2017, chopping offers with Netflix and burgeoning native exhibitor Muvi to finance its slate.

“Telfaz11 celebrates its eleventh anniversary on 11/11/2022 with the beginning of its eleventh produced movie,” the corporate mentioned in a press release. “Telfaz11 continues to indicate its ethos of pushing comedic boundaries by at all times celebrating the eleventh iteration of its most crucial milestones, somewhat than the extra widespread tenth.”

Riyadh-set darkish comedy Evening Courier revolves round a younger man who will get concerned in a high-risk bootlegging scheme to boost cash for medical remedy for his sick father.

The movie was unveiled final December on the inaugural version of the Purple Sea Movie Pageant’s venture market, the Purple Sea Souk. It’s on a slate of 4 productions being developed by Telfaz11 in partnership with Paris-based Simple Riders Movies.

Mohammed AlDokhi, who obtained his first breaks in numerous Telfaz11’s short-form digital productions, is enjoying the lead.

The corporate is at the moment gearing up for the discharge this 12 months of three characteristic movies, spanning action-comedy Sattar; darkish comedy Raven Track, which is Saudi Arabia’s Oscar entry this 12 months; and the satirical suspense comedy Khallat+.

All three titles will display on the second version of the Purple Sea Movie Pageant, working within the Purple sea port of Jeddah from December 1 to 10.

Khallat+, which is a spin-off of a success on-line present that generated greater than 1.5 billion on-line views, will debut quickly on Netflix.

Different upcoming Telfaz11 productions because of be launched by the top of the 12 months embody the documentary Blue Spirit about Saudi Arabia’s iconic Al Hilal Soccer Membership.

“As we have a good time eleven wonderful years since our founding, Telfaz11 continues to face on the forefront of one other pivotal interval of appreciable change in leisure,” mentioned Telfaz11’s CEO and co-founder Alaa Fadan.

“The frequent launch at present of cinemas and their quickly increasing field workplace revenues present invaluable financial alternatives for native filmmakers and content material creators, with Telfaz11 main the way in which.”