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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Key people | Jaber Al Ansari, Group CEO, Elan Group |
| Website | gulffilm |
Gulf Film is a film distributor which was established in 1989. It is focused on film distribution for major studios from around the world as well as independent English and Arabic films catering to audiences across the Middle East. Gulf Film is the distribution rights owner of more than 150 titles – that's almost half of the films distributed in the region. Gulf Film is by far the largest film distributor in the Middle East.[1]
Gulf Film took a step forward in the year 2000 and expanded its portfolio by creating Grand Cinemas. Later on, in 2014 the chain of cinema was rebranded and re-inaugurated to become Novo Cinemas.[2] Currently Novo Cinemas is the largest chain of theatres in the Middle East.[3][4]
In January Gulf Films released Fox's Taken 3, which pulled in $10.3 million — the region's ninth largest box office intake ever – after star Liam Neeson attended the Middle East's first Hollywood-style fan premiere in Dubai.[1]
Gulf Film is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]
History
[edit]The Grand Cinemas brand name was launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2000. It was relaunched on May 6, 2014, as Novo Cinemas.[6][7]
In July 2005, Grand Cinemas launched the first IMAX in the Middle East at Ibn Battuta Mall Megaplex in Dubai.[8]
Services
[edit]- THE LINK[citation needed]
- PRODDIGI[citation needed]
- AGENCIES[citation needed]
Films distributed in the Middle East
[edit]- Slumdog Millionaire[9]
- Terminator Salvation[10]
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy[11]
- The Whistleblower[12]
- Drive[13]
- Immortals[13]
- Hope Springs[14]
- The Awakening[15]
- Skyfall[16]
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[16]
- Deadfall[17]
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug[16]
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom[18]
- Fury[13]
- Spectre[1]
- The Last King[19]
- 99 Homes[20]
- The Prophet[21]
- Snowpiercer[13]
- The Love Punch[22]
- Taken 3[23]
- Foosball[24]
- Son of a Gun[25]
- Walking on Sunshine[26]
- Big Game[27]
- Tiger House[27]
- The Call Up[27]
- Paddington[28]
- Miss Sloane[13]
- Overdrive[29]
- Florence Foster Jenkins[30]
- Bad Moms[13]
- Jackie[13]
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets[13]
- The Edge of Seventeen[13]
- Paddington 2[13]
- Loving[13]
- Viceroy's House[31]
- A United Kingdom[32]
- 47 Meters Down[13]
- Adrift[13]
- A Bad Moms Christmas[13]
- All the Money in the World[13]
- Whitney[33]
- Mile 22[13]
- Dead in a Week or Your Money Back[34]
- 47 Meters Down[13]
- Ghost Stories[13]
- Den of Thieves[13]
- Hot Dog[35]
- Second Act[13]
- Gringo[13]
- Vice[13]
- El Chicano[13]
- Diego Maradona[13]
- Booksmart[13]
- Fighting with My Family[13]
- Alone/Together[36]
- UglyDolls[37]
- Child's Play[13]
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette[13]
- The Addams Family[13]
- Countdown[13]
- The Hustle[13]
- Hustlers[13]
- Our Friend[38]
- Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs[39]
- Candyman[40]
- Respect[41]
- The Addams Family 2[42]
- My Fairy Troublemaker[43]
- No Time to Die[44]
- House of Gucci[44]
- The Black Demon[45]
- Last Sentinel[46]
- Memory[47]
- Fatherland[48]
- Rose[49]
- All of a Sudden[50]
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See also
[edit]- The Movie Masters Cinema Group, Grand Cinemas is also a cinema chain, operating under parent company Movie Masters, in Western Australia. Movie Masters also operates Ace Cinemas.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Vivarelli, Nick (May 4, 2015). "Gulf Film Secures Theatrical Rights To 'Spectre' Across Middle East". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "For Novo, it is going to be more than just cinema". gulfnews.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ "Grand Cinemas Announces Rebranding as Novo Cinemas; Presenting a new and Innovative Cinematic Experience". Zawya. May 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Novo Cinemas open at 01 Mall as part of its Qatar expansion". AMEinfo.com. September 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". Gulf Film. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Treat for movie buffs as IMAX, Novo 7-star open in Bahrain". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ "Novo Cinemas UAE". IBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Rashid, Faizan (June 29, 2005). "Grand IMAX - Ibn Battuta Mall". The Emirates Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Kamin, Debra (September 3, 2014). "Gulf Film at 25: Distributor Grows Movie Business in the Persian Gulf". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Jaafar, Ali (December 14, 2008). "Fifth 'Terminator' film in the works". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ Lodderhose, Diana; Hopewell, John (November 10, 2010). "Ample AFM for StudioCanal". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (November 5, 2010). "Goldwyn takes 'The Whistleblower'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Catalogue". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (May 17, 2011). "Whole world of 'Hope' for Lionsgate Intl". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (May 26, 2010). "StudioCanal rolls out 'Princess,' 'Law'". Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Kay, Jeremy (March 9, 2012). "MGM cements int'l network with Lusomundo, Selim Ramia deals". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (February 15, 2011). "StudioCanal 'Dino'-mite at Berlin". Variety.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (May 22, 2013). "Cannes: Pathe Adds Sales for 'Mandela'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (November 8, 2015). "AFM: Magnolia acquires 'The Last King' for North America". Screendaily. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Image Nation's '99 Homes' in UAE cinemas this Eid". Digital Production Middle East. September 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Hamad, Marwa (May 6, 2015). "Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet': Behind-the-scenes". Gulf News. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (February 13, 2012). "Sales 'Punch' for M6 Group". Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Liam Neeson to attend Taken 3 premiere in Dubai". Arabian Business. December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (September 10, 2013). "TORONTO: 'Foosball' Closes Italy, Korea". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (June 21, 2014). "Ewan McGregor Starrer 'Son of a Gun' Finds Buyers Worldwide". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (November 4, 2012). "IM Global walks on 'Sunshine'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Barraclough, Leo (December 15, 2013). "Altitude Inks Deals on 14 Films Including Samuel L. Jackson Starrer 'Big Game'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (May 24, 2012). "Studiocanal rolls out 'Paddington,' 'Indigo,' 'Serena'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (November 7, 2015). "AFM Buyers Go Into Pierre Morel's 'Overdrive' From Kinology". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (November 12, 2014). "Stephen Frears' 'Florence' Warbles Way To Strong World Sales Via Pathé – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (November 6, 2015). "International Distributors Crowd In To 'Viceroy's House'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Pathe Scores Big Sales For 'A United Kingdom', 'Cezanne' And 'Eternity' – Berlin". Deadline Hollywood. 15 February 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Lincoln, Ross (June 14, 2016). "Miramax Lands Upcoming Whitney Houston Docu, Teams With Roadside Attractions For Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (June 21, 2018). "'Dead In A Week': First Trailer & Key Deals For Comedy Starring Aneurin Barnard, Tom Wilkinson & Freya Mavor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (November 7, 2017). "German Blockbuster Comedy 'Fack Ju Goehte 3' Picked Up by Picture Tree". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Narayanan, Navin (February 25, 2019). "ALONE-TOGETHER CASTS ATTEND THE SPECIAL SCREENING IN DUBAI AND ABU DHABI". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Narayanan, Navin (November 22, 2018). "THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET PRETTY UGLY!". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (February 21, 2019). "Gwendoline Christie Joins Dakota Johnson Drama 'The Friend'; Shoot Underway In Alabama On Hot-Seller For STX". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (February 7, 2019). "Berlin: Chloe Grace Moretz's 'Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs' Animation Sells Widely". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Candy Man". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Respect". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "The Addams Family 2". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (February 11, 2022). "Animated Movie 'My Fairy Troublemaker' Sells to Multiple Territories". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 "Now in Cinema". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "The Black Demon". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Last Sentinel". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Coming Soon". Gulf Film. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Ntim, Zac (5 July 2026). "The Match Factory Locks Distribution Deals On Cannes Titles". Deadline. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Dam, Tim (April 23, 2026). "The Match Factory scores multiple deals on Berlinale titles 'Rose' and 'Queen At Sea'". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (May 7, 2026). "'All of a Sudden' From 'Drive My Car' Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi Sells Internationally Ahead of Cannes Competition Launch". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2026.