Company Profile Mehdi Barsaoui’s feature project Aïcha received a USD 10,000 cash award from Arabia Pictures at the eighth Cairo Film Connection.
The award formed part of Cairo Industry Days at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival. The completed film later screened in the Orizzonti section of the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The Saudi Film Commission selected the Jeddah-set feature, co-produced by Arabia Pictures, as the Kingdom’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
The Saudi Film Festival honoured Sarah Taibah for her performance in the Arabia Pictures co-production during its 12th edition.
Egypt selected Flight 404, a thriller co-produced by Arabia Pictures and starring Mona Zaki, as its official entry for the 97th Academy Awards.