Former Red Sea Film Festival Boss Shivani Pandya Malhotra Expands Dubai-Based Ta Films
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Nick Vivarelli
Summary
Shivani Pandya Malhotra, former managing director of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival, along with fellow industry executives Sangeeta Desai and others, is expanding the Dubai-based Ta Films production company. Founded in 2022, Ta Films gained attention at Cannes with Yemeni-Scottish director Sara Ishaq's debut feature "The Station." The company recently acquired a Jordan-based production facility to boost its output in the Middle Eastern film industry.
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VarietyFormer Red Sea Film Festival Boss Shivani Pandya Malhotra Expands Dubai-Based Ta Filmsvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledShivani Pandya Malhotra, who recently stepped down as general manager of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival
Ta Films was set up in 2022 by Shivani Pandya Malhotra and Sangeeta Desai
In 2025, they made a quantum leap by buying Jordan-base
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