Media & Entertainment
Meta Cinema Forum
The META Cinema Forum is a cinema convention and forum for cinema, film, and content leaders from the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. It explores the future of cinema and content ecosystems, covering topics like cinema performance, audience engagement, and distribution strategies.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 9 November 2026 to 10 November 2026
- Organiser
- META Cinema Forum
- Tickets
- USD 25
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
Public discussion
What people are saying
Official hashtag #metacinemaforum
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- Cinema performance
- Audience engagement
- Production and distribution strategies
- Education
- Evolving relationship between cinemas and OTT platforms
- Exclusive studio slates
- High-level panels
- META Cinema Awards
On stage
Speakers
- Paul Schwartz
- Bassam A. Hajjawi, President/CEO NearEast Production and Board Member Royal Film
- Aidan Quinn, CEO of Movie Cinemas
- Hans Fraikin, International global film and television and media advisor
- Murray Rea, Director of Roxy Cinemas, Dubai Holding
- Abhishek Jain
- Sameer Al Jaberi, Head of Abu Dhabi Film Commission
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- VOX Cinemas
- Reel Cinemas
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