Away from the media blitz, the glam and the blinding spotlights inherent to Hollywood, Arab movie production has embarked on its own journey through the seventh art. Talent is everywhere, emerging in the far corners of the Arab world. Executive sheds new light on the region’s industry. The movie and TV-series production industry in the Arab world is still not sufficiently developed as most features are still imported from the West, said Hani Tamba, director of After Shave (Beyrouth après rasage) and soon-to-be-released Melodrama Habibi. “Unfortunately, it seems that much of Arab energy and funds are poured into the production of video clips instead of films.” Egypt remains the largest producer of movie and television series, with most other regional countries far behind. Up to 80% of Arab production originates on the Nile. But change is afoot. Recently, a number of Lebanese have gone into producing or co-producing feature films,
