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Established in 1989, Gulf Film is one of the leading film distributors for theatrical and non-theatrical content in the Middle East. For over three decades, Gulf Film has diligently built and nurtured relationships with major Hollywood studios and independent filmmakers such as MGM, STX, EuropaCorp, Studiocanal, Pathe, ABS-CBN, Moonrise pictures, Altitude, Relativity Media and ddi to name a few. These valued relationships have not only allowed the company to grow and strengthen its market position but also allowed the medium of film and cinema to grow successfully across the region. In a region that is rich in its culture and diversity, Gulf Film delivers content to more than 480 million people from different nationalities by providing an array of content in various languages such as English, French, Arabic, Russian, Tagalog, Hindi and Mandarin. The company distributes over 120 titles a year, a delivers a wide portfolio of the most popular movies in the Middle East. Gulf Film achieved record admissions and Box Office results in the region: James Bond 24 – Spectre: 1,218,768 admissions and $12,609,653 in BO Fast & Furious 6: 1,010,018 admissions and $10,402,860 in BO Taken 3: 987,587 admissions and $10,200,862 in BO NonStop: 800,358 admissions and $7,716,311 in BO Gulf Film also holds strong and long-lasting relationships with the major partners for on-demand and TV exploitation such as OSN, mbc, Film Box, bein, Google Play and e-vision and has a library of over 1,500 movies. Gulf Film attends the major international film festivals: American Film Market - AFM, Festival de Cannes, Toronto International Film Festival – TIFF, Sundance Film Festival and European Film Market – EFM. Gulf Film launched a digital subtitling and post-production studio: PRODIGI, the first laser subtitling studio in the region. PRODIGI offers various services, from 2D & 3D subtitling to DCP versioning as well as encoding and conversion versions.

Led by Michael Mendelsohn (CEO), Patriot Pictures LLC packages film and television production elements. Released films include: BLACKOUT (2022) starring Josh Duhamel. Sion Sono directing PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021) starring Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, and premiering at Sundance 2021; CUT THROAT CITY (2020) directed by The RZA and starring Ethan Hawke, Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I. and Eiza Gonzalez; SYNCHRONIC (2020) starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan; ZEROVILLE (2019) starring James Franco, Seth Rogan, Megan Fox, Joey King, and Danny McBride; RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL (2019) starring Nicolas Cage and Laurence Fishburne; HANGMAN starring Al Pacino, Karl Urban, and Brittany Snow; I AM WRATH starring John Travolta. Patriot Pictures aims at entertainment that inspires social awareness spotlighting good vs evil in society throughout history and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change.