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The History of Saudi Arabian Cinema from 2005 to the Present Day |
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| 2005 | ||||
| Nov - | Films are shown in Saudi Arabia for the first time since the 70s when children’s cartoons are screened as part of celebrations of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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Leading Wahhabi cleric Salman al-Odeh suggests on the Saudi entertainment channel MBC that cinema, which has been banned from public screenings since the 70s, deserved support because it could be used to promote Islam. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 2009 | ||||
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Menahi becomes the first film to be shown in Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh in more than 30 years when it is screened at a government–run cultural centre. Women are banned from the screening. [MORE] |
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| 17/7 - |
The Jeddah Festival, the country’s first ever film festival, is cancelled just hours before it is due to begin. The week-long festival was due to show nearly 100 feature films and shorts. [MORE] |
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