Saudi Arabia Kicks Off New Film Fund With 'El Set' A Biopic About Singer Umm Kulthum
Variety reports that the Saudi Arabia General Entertainment Authority (also known as the GEA) has announced Big Time Investment, which is a new film fund that hopes to boost the output and quality of Arabic film production. The first film in the slate is El Set, a biopic about Umm Kulthum, one of Egypt’s most