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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Ayman Halawani


Role
  
Film producer

Movies
  
Keif al-Hal?

Occupation
  
Executive producer, Producer, Entrepreneur

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Richard Halawani, formerly Ayman Halawani, is an American entrepreneur, film producer and was head of production at Rotana's film division. He produced the first Saudi movie Keif al-Hal, which included the first Saudi female actress to be on the big screen. He later co-founded a company called The Clinics (the-clinics.com) and a company in consumer services.

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Campaign for change

Ayman says that not only are there no public cinemas in the kingdom, but there is only a small film-making industry, concentrating on short films and documentaries. Keif al-Hal is set in Saudi Arabia but it was actually made in Dubai which has the film infrastructure which the Saudis lack. Partly it is a simple matter of studio space but even more importantly there is no body of skilled technicians to call on he says. He says that Rotana wants to change all that and this film is only the start of a campaign to do so.

Ayman says there need be no intrinsic religious or cultural objection to films in Saudi Arabia, although he acknowledges that care needs to be taken in choosing themes.

Filmography

The following is a list of films of Halawani as executive producer or producer.

  • Lakhmet ras (2006)
  • Keif al-Hal (2006)
  • Al-Ghawas (2006)
  • Al-Raksa al akhira (2006)
  • Ouija (2006)
  • Haha we tofaha (2006)
  • Dars khososy (2005)
  • Dam el ghazal (2005)
  • Sayed el atifi (2005)
  • Harim Karim (2005)
  • References

    Ayman Halawani Wikipedia


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