A year after Media City Qatar announced its support at MIPCOM Cannes 2025, Arabic drama series “Lamma Shefet” and “Kawalees,” developed by licensed company ImagiQ Productions with The Big Picture Studios, have moved from development into production and are now complete. The same journey takes shape across three films: “First to Fly” by Alaqat, “Jodari […]
Media City Qatar Supports Regional Productions All the Way to the Big Screen
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