“This explosion in enthusiasm renews your hope in the future of cinema.”
A major landmark in Saudi Arabia’s cinema culture takes place today – the opening of the country’s first independent cinema since the reintroduction of cinemas to the country in 2018.
The Hayy Cinema, part of the Hayy Jameel arts complex in the Al Mohammadiyyah district in the north of Jeddah, hosts two screens: a 168-seat main room and a 30-seat community screening room, plus a multimedia library and educational exhibition space.
The venue will play films similar to those at independent cinemas around the globe: Saudi, Arab and African films,...
A major landmark in Saudi Arabia’s cinema culture takes place today – the opening of the country’s first independent cinema since the reintroduction of cinemas to the country in 2018.
The Hayy Cinema, part of the Hayy Jameel arts complex in the Al Mohammadiyyah district in the north of Jeddah, hosts two screens: a 168-seat main room and a 30-seat community screening room, plus a multimedia library and educational exhibition space.
The venue will play films similar to those at independent cinemas around the globe: Saudi, Arab and African films,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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