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The Talkies

With 34 years of experience, The Talkies is a leading servicing production house in the MENA region, providing high-end content on a local, regional and global scale. It has 5 offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo, Riyadh and Casablanca. It also covers the entire Middle East & North Africa Region (i.e. Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Tunisia).

Locations in Saudi Arabia

With the 2030 vision being implemented, Saudi Arabia is entering the production world with a bang. Neom, which is the heart of Saudi vision 2030, aims (amongst other things) at creating a regional media hub integrating physical and technology-led production across film, television, games and digital publishing which will be home to sustainable productions from the region and internationally. 

Locations: Landmarks in cities, beaches, deserts, mountains in deserts, desert dunes, old towns (Jeddah), underwater corals, traditional arabic markets, camels in deserts

Why come to Saudi Arabia

  • drone shooting is allowed

  • with the recent proliferation of Hollywood movies/series being shot in KSA, along with the TVCs, events and festivals, the local crew are getting exposed to international standards

  • as for the special equipment, we can find Russian Arms, Technocranes, a large variety of cameras, lenses and drones

Previous Clients

Apple, Anonymous Content, Markenfilm, IRIS, Media Pro, KieferWorx, C41 Media, Akkurat Studios, Cutting Edge, JWT /Wunderman Thompson, Pulse Films, Iconoclast, Reset Content, Carnage & Progress Film UK, Quad Paris, Somesuch, Anorak Film, Caviar, Park Pictures, PUBG, Sonny London, Carnibird, Otto Films, Moustache, MJZ London, Outsider TV, Dictionary Films, Wondros USA, Rival School, Special Guest, Wanda Paris, Super Prime Films ...

Rewards

Dubai Lynx: 1 x Silver Prize Craft Film - 2012
Cannes Lions: Shortlisted in Craft Film - 2013
Dubai Lynx: 1 x Gold Film Paid Services - 2014
Dubai Lynx: 2 x Silver Craft Films - 2014
Cannes Lions : Young Director Award - 2015
Cannes Lions: 1 x Bronze PR Category - 2016
Dubai Lynx: Bronze in Film Craft - 2022

Incentives

Neom, which is a the heart of Saudi vision 2030, aims (amongst other things) at creating of a regional media hub integrating physical and technology-led production across film, television, games and digital publishing which will be home to sustainable productions from the region and internationally.