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MENA CINEMA FORUM 22 - 24 October 2019 Conrad Hotel, , UAE meancinema.com EVENT IN NUMBERS

8 PANEL 5 DISCUSSIONS 700+ KEYNOTE ATTENDEES PRESENTATIONS

84 58 SPONSORS & SPEAKERS 7 3 EXHIBITORS AWARDS AFTERPARTIES 5 27 SCREENINGS MEDIA & PREMIERES 5 SLATE 1 PRESENTATIONS WORKSHOP

DELEGATE DEMOGRAPHICS

GREENLAND SVALBARD (NORWAY) (DENMARK)

ALASKA (USA)

ICELAND SWEDEN RUSSIA

FAROE FINLAND CANADA ISLANDS NORWAY

ESTONIA LATVIA DENMARK LITHUANIA

UNITED BELARUS IRELAND KINGDOM NETHERLANDS POLAND GERMANY BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG CZECH REPUBLIC UKRAINE KAZKAHSTAN SLOVAKIA MONGOLIA MOLDOVA LIECHTENSTEIN AUSTRIA HUNGARY FRANCE SWITZERLAND SLOVENIA CROATIA ROMANIA

BOSNIA AND SERBIA HERZEGOVINA UZBEKISTAN NORTH KOREA MONTENEGRO BULGARIA GEORGIA MACEDONIA ARMENIA JAPAN SPAIN ITA LY ALBANIA AZERBAIJAN TURKMENISTAN SOUTH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PORTUGAL KOREA AZORES GREECE TURKEY (PORTUGAL) CHINA MALTA SYRIA CYPRUS AFGHANISTAN KASHMIR LEBANON MADEIRA ISLANDS TUNISIA IRAQ IRAN (PORTUGAL) MOROCCO

JORDAN PAKISTAN KUWAIT CANARY ISLANDS NEPAL (PORTUGAL) ALGERIA LIBYA BAHRAIN BHUTAN QATAR BANGLADESH THE BAHAMAS WESTERN EGYPT SAUDI UNITED ARAB SHARAH MEXICO ARABIA MYANMAR TAIWAN CUBA OMAN INDIA (BURMA) LAOS

HAITI DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAURITANIA JAMAICA PUERTO RICO (USA) SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS MALI BELIZE MONSERRAT NIGER GUADELOUPE CAPE GUATEMALA DOMINICA THAILAND HONDURAS VERDE SENEGAL CHAD ERITREA YEMEN MARTINIQUE VIETNAM GUAM EL SALVADOR SUDAN SAINT VICENT BARBADOS THE GAMBIA BURKINA CAMBODIA NICARAGUA FASO DJIBOUTI ADAM GUINEA-BISSAU AND NICOBAR PHILIPPINES TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GUINEA ISLANDS (INDIA) COSTA RICA TOGO BENIN PANAMA SIERRA LEONE NIGERIA VENEZUELA CÔTE GHANA CENTRAL ETHIOPIA SRI SOUT SUDAN LANKA GUYANA LIBERIA D’IVOIRE AFRICAN SURINAME CAMEROON REPUBLIC FRENCH BIOKO (EQUATORIAL COLOMBIA GUINEA) GUIANA SOMALIA MALAYSIA EQUATORIAL GUINEA UGANDA SAO TOME SINGAPORE GABON DEMOCRATIC KENYA RWANDA ECUADOR REPUBLIC CONGO OF THE CONGO BURUNDI

CABINDA SEYCHELLES PAPUA (ANGOLA) TANZANIA INDONESIA NEW PERU BRAZIL GUINEA SOLOMON ISLANDS

COMOROS MAYOTTE (FRANCE) ANGOLA ZAMBIA MALAWI

VANUATU BOLIVIA MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBAWE NAMIBIA MADAGASCAR MAURITUS REUNION BOTSWANA (FRANCE) NEW CALEDONIA PARAGUAY (FRANCE) SWAZILAND AUSTRALIA CHILE SOUTH LESOTHO AFRICA URUGUAY

ARGENTINA

Sales, Marketing NEW ZELAND

Development Speakers & Business

Others Academia 5% Architect & Delegates 3% Designers 13% 20% 4% 87%

14%

Managers 34% C-level & 4% Directors 8% 4% 4% Finance Content &

Distribution Production

Engineering, Acoustics & Technology SPEAKERS

Majed Al Suwaidi Cameron Mitchell Debbie Jan Runge Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Stanford-Kristiansen MENA Cinema Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas & Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Majid Al Futtaim Leisure Novo Cinemas and Advisor & Entertainment

Mohamed Ashish Shukla John Iozzi Maria Gedeon Al Hashemi Chief Executive CEO and Managing Marketing Director, Country Manager KSA, Officer, Director Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Majid Al Futtaim Ventures Cinépolis Gulf AMC Cinemas - KSA Entertainment and Cinemas

Melissa Cogavin Adon Quinn Toni El Massih Gianluca Chakra Managing Director, General Manager, CEO and Managing Managing Partner, Melissa Cogavin Limited & Muvi Cinemas Director Front Row Filmed Ex-Founder; CEO of the AMC Cinemas - KSA Entertainment Event Cinema Association

Hassan Javed Phil Clapp Paul Schwarz Asim Altokhais STARZ PLAY by Cinepax, Chief Executive, Partner & Principal Design, Co-Founder & Script Pakistan The UK Cinema Confidence – Consultant, Association AcousticsAMC Cinemas 3rd Action Incorporation, Strategic Screenwriting Partner of CINEMA Forum Ryan Arbabi John Sullivan Abdulaziz Almuzaini Khulud Abu homos Technical Director, Director, Co-Founder – CEO, CEO/Founder, Farrat Isolevel Ltd The Light Cinemas, UK Myrkott Animation Art Format Lab

Phil Grabsky Malik Nejer Daniel Fachner Serge Plasch Producer/Distributor, Art Director and Co- President, Chief Commercial Officer, Seventh Art Productions/ Founder, ICEE Company Cinionic Exhibition on Screen Myrkott Animation Studio

Bassam Hajjawi Mike Berry Paul Baker Eranna Yekbote President/CEO, President, Managing Director, Chief Architect, International Distribution, CISTULA TULIP PLC and EMEA, Era Architects Agency and Commissioner, Golden Tulip Films VIP Cinema Seating The Royal Film Commission, International Ltd Jordan

Rajkumar Akella Jens Kayser Ahmed Sobky Amer Abu Alhaija Managing Director, Sales Manager Digital Head of Sales, Monetization Director, Comscore - India (Movies) Cinema, Acquisitions Myrkott Animation Studio NEC Display Solutions & Theatrical Distribution, Europe Zawya Cinema, Egypt Till Cussmann Richard Nye Mike Matthews Peter Khamas Senior VP of Sales EMEA Cinema Sales Director, Sales Director CEO, & General Manager Europe, EMEA, Christie Trafalgar Releasing Cinetech Vista Cinema

Arch. Abeer Al Khirat Jacques Dubois General Manager/ Pablo Carrera Technical Manager, Senior Vice president, Chief Content Office, Principal Analyst, Cinema, Gypsemna LLC Warner Bros. Creative Media IHS Markit Technology Solutions

Sarah Lewthwaite Rony Mitri Tonis Kiis Roozbeh Kafi Managing Director, EMEA, Head of Non-theatrical Senior Vice President, Filmmaker/ Assistant Movio Distribution- MENA, International Professor Empire Entertainment Distribution, of Digital Production & Warner Bros. Storytelling, American University in Dubai

Sachin Shetty Omar Abu Omar Nathan Giliam Odín Prof. Michael Erkelenz Executive Director EMEA, Managing Partner, Operations Manager, Media Production / GDC Technology Capella Entertainment Comscore Movies Media Management, International University of Applied Sciences RheinMain-Germany in coop. with Advanced Media Trading- Dubaicoop. with Advanced Media Trading- Dubai Sudhir Syal J. Sperling Reich Mark Waldman Nita Odedra CEO-Middle East, Founder, Co-Editor, Director, Sales & Marketing General Manager BookMyShow Celluloid Junkie – Worldwide, Sales and Marketing, POSitive Cinema Blu Rhine Industries

Friedrich Deininger Erik Stevens Leila Masinaei Sr. Director Cinema Operations Manager, Managing Partner, Europe, Roxy Cinemas Great Minds Event Middle East, Africa, India Management & RUCIS, Dolby Laboratories ATTENDEES 2CRSi Middle East Fze Avl Electronics Creative Media Solution Fz Llc 3rd Action Avom Designs Creative Mind Events 4D E - Motion, Lumma Backlite Media Fz - Llc Cundall 9 C News Banu Events D & D Solutions Llc Aa Agency Barajoun Entertainment Datalogic ACM Screen Maintenance Blue Rhine Industries Llc Deca Design Acoustic Developers Bluehaus Group Delivering Value Acoustic Logic Bluehaus Engineering Deltastrike Advanced Media BNC Network Design Confidence Advanced Media Trading Llc Bollywood Cinemas Dewert Okin AESG Book My Show Digital Play Af Construction Broadcastpro Middle East Dilmunia Mall Development Agency Bsw Regupol Gmbh Company Al Bayan Newspaper C Cretors General Trading Llc Discovery Channel Al Hurra Tv Camatic Seating Inc Disney Al Kahera W Al Nas Capella Entertainment Dolby Laboratories Al Kahra Walnes Carnival Cinemas Dolphine Media Al Mana Entertainment Ceema Dubai Creative Clusters Authority Al Mana Entertainment - Flik Celluloid Junkie Dubai Film & TV Commission Cinemas Ceni Dubai Media City Al Nisr Cinema Film Llc China States Construction Dubai Municipality Al Nisr Film Distribution Co. Christie Dubai Studio City Al Sayegh Brothers Cine Dxb 24 Magazine Al Sayyar Trading Co. Cine Project East Delta Saudi Co. Ltd. Al Tamman Real Estate Co Llc Cine Royal Edgar Fuchs Al Tayer Stocks Cinema City Ege Carpets Mea Al Tayyar Cinema Integrated Egetaepper A / S Dmcc Alcobond Cinemacity Branch Amc Cinemax Emaar Entertainment - Reel Amc Cinemas Cinepax Cinema Cinemas Amc Ksa Cinepolis Gulf Emirates Specialities Co Llc Ame & Tech Services Fze Cineroyal Empire Entertainment American Fun Foods Cinestar Empire International American Specialty Foods Co. Cinetech Dmcc Eomac Ltd. Amity University, Dubai Cinetech Middle East Era Architects Angleo Photography Cinionic Etisalat Apco Worldwide Citirama Inc Euroseating Arab Format Lab Clever Business Management Exhibition On Screen Arjomand Group CNBC Arabia Expo 2020 Arp Acoustics And Elv Cogia.S.A An Iffco Group Ezcaray International Art Format Lab Company Farrat Isolevel Ltd Asia Cinema Comscore Fast Logistics American University In Dubai Contemporary Concept Fennec Entertainment Aster Clinic Solutions Ferco Seating Systems Atom Seating Cpi Trade Fercoshutters Dubai Figueras Innovation Platform Solutions Meraas Film District Llc Meraas Leisure And Flexound Augmented Audio Inorca Seating Entertainment Four Star Films Interior Architecture Mesbur+Smith Architects French Embassy International Media Review Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. Frontrow Entertainment International Office For Design Middlesex University And Consultant G Hospitality Mimar Emirates Engineering Ir Design Consultant Galalite Screens Iranian D - Cinema Design Mimar Group GCAM Iraqi Cinema Mirel International Gdc Tech Isg Modular Concepts GDC Technology International DWC Italia Film International Mood Gcc Gigantic Building Material JLL Mosfilms Trading Jumbo Electronics Motivate Val Morgan Gradus Keane Moviescreens Technologies Grand Entertainment Kelonik Movio Gravity Knauf (L.L.C) Muvi Cinemas Greener Screen Knauf Danogips My Dubai News GSA Acoustic Knauf Insulation My UAE Guide Gulf Asia Entertainment Krix Myrkott Animation Studio Gulf Entertainment Kuwait Cinema Nabed Al Emaarat News Gulf Film Laidlaw Gulf Nafees World Gulf Film Hoss Global Lars Nakheel Malls Gulf Recliners Layout Consultants Navigation Films Gyproc Legoland NDS Digital Signage Software Gyproc Saint Gobain LG Electronics NEC Display Solutions Europe Gypsemna Light Factor Enterprise - With Gmbh H & H Investment Tempo Net Display System Bv Development Lighting Technologies Int. Netvision Information Harkness Screens Ltd. Line Investments And Property Technology Llc Hashtag Creations L.L.C. Nexgen Fabrics Hashtag Dubai Littlenap Recliners Nics Technology Hassan Mohd. Habib Est. LP Flex Noura Hamdi Group Hockwood Digital Dmcc Lunar Cinemas Novo Cinemas Hotcold Studio M.R.S. Packaging Limited Oceana Studios HP Mada Gypsum Company One O Eight Icbc Dubai Mag Cinema Oscar Cinema Icee Majid Al Futtaim Osram Iffco Beverage Solutions Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas Panacor Technologies (Vox) Immersive Technologies Pen Workers Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Industrias Josper S.L Pgag Architects Entertainment And Cinemas Industry Networks (Fzc) Phars Film Majid Al Futtaim Ventures Infinity Seating Pliteq Mall Of Dilmunia Develop Co Infitec Gmbh Posiflex Electronics Trading Llc Martinville Acoustics Informa Postive Cinema Maya Rukayia Infosight Consultants Pulz Electronics Melissa Cogavin Limited Inhabit Qanawat Memac Ogilvy QSC, Llc Qwikcilver Tex & Turnkey Interiors Llc Raymond Ramos Photography The Big Picture Realopedia The Culturist Red Films And Production The National Red Sea International Film The Voice Magazine Festival Ticket. International Gmbh & Reel Cinemas Co Kg Regupol Acoustics Middle East Tk Architects International RFJ Trading Tojaan Ritmo Furniture Trafalgar Releasing - Distributor Rotana Media Services And Producer Royal Film Commission Jordan Trs Sahara Communication Two Ocean Trading , Llc Saint Gobain Twofour54 Saint Gobain Gyproc Middle UK Cinema Association East UK Department For Sales Factory Me International Trade Samir Group Unick Samsung Electronics Unigroup Savola Unique Technology Scrabble Entertainment/ USG Boral Middle East Mediamation Inc USG Middle East Seef Properties Ushio Sepoy Films Utech Technology Severtson Corporation V - Count Severtson Screens Videocation Sharaf Dg VIP Cinema Seating Sharjah Art Foundation Visioneers Holding Sharps Redmore Vista Shooting Stars Volfoni Shooting Stars Vox Cinemas Spradling Warner Bros. Star Cinemas Wedding Parties Event Strong / Mdi Screen Systems Wili Tech Survival Instincts Wow Vlog Sustainalytics WSP Sydeco Acoustics Inc Yash Raj Films Tabell Communications Zawya Cinema Tanweer Entertainment Zee Studios Int’L Tempo AGENDA AT A GLANCE Convention Day 1: 22/10/2019

Registration Opens Trade Show 8:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Opens Morning Coffee and Refreshments

Conference Sessions Day 1 Conference and 09:30- Seminar Level 4, Conrad Hotel 12:15 Cinema Strategies and Upcoming MENA Cinema Projects Technical Seminars Day 1 Open Trade 12:40- Transportation Level 2, Conrad Hotel Show 13:40 Design, Construction and Acoustics 14:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel Myrkott Showreel Premiere and 14:30 Slate Presentation 14:30 Level 4, Conrad Hotel Lunch 16:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Afternoon Coffee and Refreshment F&B and Shuttle Bus Departure to Vox Cinemas, Mall 16:30 LG Floor, Conrad Hotel Entertainment of Emirates 17:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Closes Theatre 17, VOX 17:30- Cinemas, Mall of WB Product Presentation 18:15 Emirates Theatre 17, VOX 18:15- Cinemas, Mall of Gulf Film Product Presentation 18:30 Emirates Theatre 17, VOX 18:30- Cinemas, Mall of Special Screening of The Addams Family 20:15 Emirates Mall of Emirates Drop 20:30 Shuttle Bus Departure to Conrad Hotel Off Point 20:30- Poolside, Level 6, Opening Day After Party 23:30 Conrad Hotel

Convention Day 2: 23/10/2019

Registration Opens Trade Show 8:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Opens Morning Coffee and Refreshments Conference and Conference Sessions Day 2 09:30- Seminar Level 4, Conrad Hotel 12:30 Cinema Technology, Innovation and Audience Engagement Open Trade Technical Seminars Day 2 Show Transportation 12:40- Level 2, Conrad Hotel 14:20 From Design to Material and Technology Selection Premiere and 14:30 Level 4, Conrad Hotel Lunch Slate Presentation 16:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Afternoon Coffee and Refreshment Shuttle Bus Departure to Vox Cinemas, Mall F&B and 16:30 LG Floor, Conrad Hotel of Emirates Entertainment 17:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Closes Theatre 17, VOX 17:10- Front Row Filmed Entertainment 2020 Content Slate Cinemas, Mall of 17:35 Presentation Emirates 17:45- Theatre, VOX Cinemas, Special Screening: Son-Mother 19:30 Mall of Emirates Mall of Emirates Drop 19:45 Shuttle Bus Location 1 Departure to Dubai Mall Off Point 19:00 LG Floor, Conrad Hotel Shuttle Bus Location 2 Departure to Dubai Mall 20:30- Dolby Theatre, Reel Premiere: Terminator: Dark Fate 22:15 Cinemas, Dubai Mall Dubai Mall, Drop Off 22:30 Shuttle Bus Departure back to Conrad Point 20:30- Poolside, Level 6, Terminator Afterparty 01:00 Conrad Hotel Convention Day 3: 24/10/2019

Registration Opens 8:30 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Opens Trade Show Morning Coffee and Refreshments Conference Sessions Day 3 10:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel Conference and 12:00 Production and Distribution Focus Day Seminar 12:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel Art Format Lab Showreel 13:00 13:00- Day 3 Production and Distribution Focus Transportation Level 4, Conrad Hotel Open Trade 13:45 Day Continued Show 13:50 Level 4, Conrad Hotel Lunch Premiere and 14:45- Level 4, Conrad Hotel Film Making Workshop Slate Presentation 15:45 Shuttle Bus Departure to Vox Cinemas, Mall 14:45 LG Floor, Conrad Hotel of Emirates F&B and Entertainment 15:00 Level 2, Conrad Hotel Trade Show Closes- End of Trade Show

Max Theatre, VOX 15:15- Cinemas, Mall of World Premier: LEONARDO – THE WORKS 17:00 Emirates Max Theatre, VOX 17:15- Cinemas, Mall of Special Screening: Zombieland: Double Tap 19:00 Emirates Mall of Emirates Drop 19:15 Shuttle Bus Departure to Conrad Hotel Off Point 19:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel MENA Cinema Awards Welcome Reception 20:00 20:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel MENA Cinema Awards 21:00 21:00- Level 4, Conrad Hotel Post Awards Closing Night Party 23:00

SLATE PRESENTATIONS FROM : SCREENINGS & PREMIERES

Running Time: 87 minutes

Rating: PG For macabre and suggestive humor, and some action

#MeetTheAddams AWARDS

The Comscore Awards co-presented by Dubai Studio City

Highest Sales Hollywood Film : Italia Film – Aladdin

Highest Sales Arabic Film : The Secret Men Club – (Naadi Al Rajal Al Serri)

Highest Sales Indian Film : Phars Film – Lucifer

Best Performing Exhibitor : VOX Cinemas

Best Performing Distributor : Italia Film

The Peoples Choice Awards

Best Arabic Film : Capernaum

Best Arabic Director of the Year : Nadine Labaki

Best Arab Screen Play : Nadine Labaki Jihad Hojeily – Capernaum MARKETING & PR MENA Cinema Forum embarked on a 10-month marketing and communications campaign across the MENA region and internationally. The campaign ran across traditional and new media platforms with focus on database and social media marketing. We reached thousands of businesses and professionals working in or catering to the cinema industry resulting in a wide offering of regional and international sponsors, exhibitors and delegates.

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