MENA Distributor Front Row Partners With Lebanon’s Operation Unicorn As it Expands Production Side
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentProminent Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indie distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has formed a partnership with Beirut-based outfit Operation Unicorn (OU) in a move aimed at ramping up its production of Arabic film and TV content.In a deal finalized and announced during Saudi Arabia’s ongoing Red Sea Film Festival, Front Row has acquired an undisclosed stake in OU, a young company that has made a name for itself for its prizewinning work in creating advertising spots. OU has been transitioning into the film and TV space, as has Front Row, so there is good synergy.OU’s team includes Nathalie Masri, who held a senior art director position at global communications group Havas