Co-founder Shivani Pandya Malhotra’s Ta Films focuses on Saudi feature ‘Drowning’
DUBAI: An upcoming feature by an emerging Saudi Arabia filmmaker is among a slate of new projects being developed by Dubai-based production company Ta Films, as it expands its presence in the regional film industry following the Cannes Film Festival success of the Yemen-set drama “The Station.”
The company has announced plans to begin production later this year on “Drowning,” which is a working title, the debut feature from Saudi director Mujtaba Saeed.
The film follows a man determined to see his father’s killer punished, only to find himself pulling a young boy into the same cycle of crime and corruption he is trying to escape.
The project has already attracted support from both the Red Sea Film Fund and the Ithra Film Fund, highlighting growing investment in Saudi filmmaking talent. It will be produced by Jordanian filmmaker Nadia Eliewat, who also co-wrote and produced “The Station.”
