Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers

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Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers), celebrated 67 years in 2021 of vital track record in production and distribution of internationally awarded Arabic movies and high-rated TV series of Lebanese, Egyptian, Moroccan, Saudi, Tunisian and Levant origin content. The production house also holds a rich filmography of internationally awarded motion pictures such as Caramel by Nadine Labaki (Winner, Best Director Fortnight Award Cannes Film Festival), Egyptian movie The Preacher (Jury Award Winner) and co-productions with France and Germany with the motion picture Halal Love (Liebe Halal) a film by Assad Fouladkar. CAP’s scope of work covers licensing, production, commissioning, distribution, production and execution in Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Egypt and UAE, and ability to shoot six production projects at the same time in different countries.

CAP’s shooting facilities are located in Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Most recently in Lebanon, the company produced, in their newly allocated facilities, an authentic Egyptian series that premiered during the month of Ramadan. The series Molook El Gadaana was rated number one in Egypt, the game show Beat Al Sakka, a Banijay format, commissioned by MBC and produced by CAP.

Every year, CAP releases on average 18 TV serials and two motion pictures and TV shows. CAP’s Lebanese series succeeded to catch the attention of TV channels and platforms beyond the Arab region and are now dubbed to local languages in LATAM – Asia Pacific – Eastern Europe.

CAP is the preferred producer for a number of international platforms among which are Netflix’s Al Hayba,

Photos: Cedars Art Production © all rights reserved.

Masrah Al Saudia press conference – (from left) Ahmad Al Assaf, Sadek Sabbah, Ashraf AbdelBaki, Yasser Madkhali.

Netflix Original Dollar, Shahid as Originals or licensed (Not Guilty), Hellsgate (ref photo), a promising first in its genre, post-apocalyptic, suspense series directed by Emmy Award winner Amin Dorra and DOP Eugenio Galli SASC, featuring Adam Bakri, Oscar nominated actor, and many others including The Walt Disney Co, Banijay, NBC Universal, etc.

Many of CAP’s productions, thanks to its very authentic stories grabs the heart of audiences and succeeds in producing more seasons for its serials such as Al Hayba (ref photo), season five to be released soon in Lebanon, the Moroccan series, Slamat Abu el Banat (season three to be released) and a few Egyptian and Saudi series.

Company Origins

Established in Cairo and Beirut in the 1950s by their grandfather, today, Sadek Sabbah, in partnership with his brother Ali, succeeded to grow and expand the family business into a healthy corporation, now located in Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and recently the KSA.

He was honoured several times for his bids in the field of TV and cinema production in Lebanon, the UAE and the KSA. He received the City Appreciation Award in Egypt during the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Media Production City in Cairo.

Massrah Massr

Sabbah’s immense love for cinema and TV production led him to form the Massrah Massr, a theatre performance project specifically produced for television. The project has been successful for five years in a row, performing more than 18 plays per season across theatres in Egypt and other Arab cities. Sabbah believes live performance and theatre is a rich platform for future generations to experience the magic of stage performances. The Massrah Massr project has evolved into ‘a real-live academy’ managed by top actors, scriptwriters and directors fully engaged in developing and allocating new talent who will first work in Massrah Massr and then move onto promising careers in TV.

Today, the Sabbah Brothers has established three branches of this ‘live academy’, with Massrah Massr in Egypt, Massrah Saudia (ref photo) in Saudi Arabia and Massrah El Maghreb in Casablanca. “I am happy to be forming new talents in the industry by transferring our team’s knowledge to the younger generation and thereby train them and upskill their practice which will in turn reflect beautifully in the industry,” says Sadek Sabbah.

The Sabbah Brothers group is a success story that began 67 years ago, borne out of the strength, dreams and determination of the Sabbah Brothers to face challenges, and with a vision based on honouring the past while promoting the future.

Contact

Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers) S.A. Majuro, Marshall Islands Email: info@sabbah.com Website: www.sabbah.com

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