A journey through the Kingdom .. The seventh Saudi art on the Expo screen

A symposium hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's wing in Expo 2020 Dubai was held;Within the activities of "Saudi Film Nights", highlighting the distinctive stories in this sector, which benefits from the geographical diversity in the Kingdom and the great opportunities it provides.

The Saudi film's nights in Expo 2020, in cooperation with the Saudi Film Commission, aim to shed light on the Saudi cinematic scene;It includes shows for short movies and seminars.

Dr. Essam Bukhari, CEO of Manga Production Company, talked about the great cooperation between the Kingdom and Japan in the film industry;He expected the Kingdom to turn during the next few years into an attractive center for filmmakers and benefit from young talents, huge capabilities, unique content and distinctive places.

Ahmed Al Mulla, director of the Saudi Film Festival, confirmed the ease of procedures for establishing companies specialized in filmmaking;The French producer Daniel Zeskend also talked about his experience in this sector, which is witnessing a growing growth, and the opportunities that were provided in the Kingdom and the films filmed in NEOM and in the desert.

Andres Vicente Gomez, the producer of the heroes film, Majid Al Samman, Head of the Performance Arts Department in Etaa, Stephen Stachhan, CEO of Al -Ula, Faisal Al -Bourbour, CEO of the Saudi Film Council, Wayen Burg, Director of Media, Entertainment, Culture and Fashion in NEOM, touched on the Kingdom's abilityBuilding a prosperous local media environment and the importance of various industry initiatives that will support growth.

Discussion sessions

ونظم الجناح السعودي، بالتعاون مع الهيئة السعودية للسياحة، Discussion sessions تحت عنوان "رحلة عبر السعودية"، للحديث عن أهمية قطاع السياحة في المملكة العربية السعودية، والمشروعات والخطوات الجادة التي تعمل عليها من أجل تحقيق الاستدامة في هذا القطاع المهم، والإنجازات التي تحققت في ظل الجائحة، وذلك في مركز دبي للمعارض.

Hazem Al -Hazmi, CEO of the Strategy of the Saudi Tourism Authority, said: “Saudi Arabia was launched on an ambitious journey under the name 'Vision 2030', and it aims not only to ensure the economic sustainability of the Kingdom through diversification away from dependence on oil, but also includes an important dimension in Social development aimed at improving the quality of life for Saudis, residents and visitors, to become Saudi Arabia among the five best countries in the world to attract tourists, and to reach 100 million visitors annually, in addition to establishing a million additional jobs in this sector. " The sessions discussed the impact of the Corona's pandemic on the tourism sector, which was greatly affected after the closure of the international borders, the imposition of closing protocols in all types of markets, as well as the new rules of health and safety protocols.

Regarding the Kingdom's endeavor to enable the tourism sector and achieve the sustainability that the world is looking forward to in this sector, Tressi Lanza, head of the Global Trade Development Group for the Development of the Red Sea, said: "Renewable and sustainable tourism for me is people, land and economy, we have 20,000 square kilometers that we are working on developing withinOur project, as we are working on our commitment to the carbon neutrality, and we will work to hide all types of mono -used plastic, and we are committed to growing 25 million trees, which required training and employment to manage the land. "

Melanie de Souza, Executive Director of Marketing at the Al -Ula project, said:, With the enabling of the local community and the preservation of heritage.