Stuart Ford’s AGC Intl. Picks Up World Rights to ‘HWJN,’ ‘To My Son’ Ahead of World Premieres at Red Sea Film Festival
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor AGC Intl., the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s fast-growing independent content studio AGC Studios, has picked up world rights from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and VOX Studios on Yasir Al Yasiri‘s “HWJN,” and from O3 Medya and Dhafer L’Abidine’s Double A Productions on L’Abidine’s “To My Son.” Saudi fantasy romance ‘HWJN’ will open the Red Sea Film Festival on Nov.
30, while the emotional family drama “To My Son” will premiere in Red Sea’s Arab Spectacular section. The deals mark another significant step in AGC Studios’ drive to bringing theatrical features from the Middle East and North Africa region to global audiences.
AGC has partnered with Image Nation Abu Dhabi on Arabic blockbusters “Al Kameen” and “Voy! Voy! Voy!” (with VOX), Egypt’s box-office juggernaut and selection for Academy Award consideration for best international feature.
AGC is also partnered with MBC Studios to handle world rights on its upcoming Arabian historical epic “Desert Warrior,” directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley. “HWJN” is produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and VOX Studios, three of the region’s most significant entities in the content and entertainment sector.
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