Idea to script
Concept, script, storyboard and look development. We pitch the idea, then build style frames before a single shot is generated.
Film production services in Egypt for international productions
Shoot Egyptwith us.
The local team Universal Pictures trusted onJurassic World: DominionWicked: For Good
Your local production partner in Egypt since 2007: line producers, fixers, filming permits, location scouting, Egyptian crews, camera and lighting, stages and logistics, from pre-production to wrap.
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Ext. Egypt · Day · Second unit
The first in the Arab world to shoot for Universal Pictures.
On Jurassic World: Dominion, our own Ahmed Kardous served as second unit director and cinematographer. Filmedia carried the production on location, to the standard a studio expects.
Int. Screening room · Night
01 / 06 · Scroll to rollSelected work
Feature filmUSA
Jurassic World: Dominion
Universal Pictures. Second unit direction and cinematography by Ahmed Kardous.
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Feature filmUniversal Pictures
Wicked: For Good
Our second film with Universal, working alongside VFX supervisor Pablo Helman's team in Egypt's White Desert.
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TVCAustralia
Qantas
An Australian airline commercial shot against the Giza pyramids.
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TV seriesHong Kong
Wesley
Full production services for a Hong Kong series with a crew of more than 220.
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TVCUK
HSBC Premier
For JWT and RSA. Three locations including Khan El Khalili and Wadi El Rayan.
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Photo shootNew York
Elle Magazine
Two days at the pyramids with photographer Serge Leblon for the fall/winter issue.
View project ↗Int. Production office · Day
You bring the script. We clear the way.
Your local production partner from first recce to wrap. We report to your office every day of the shoot and involve you in every budget and creative decision.
- Production support
- Government-permit coordination
- Fixers
- Locations
- Local crew
- Camera & lighting
- Stages
- Casting
- Logistics
- Production management
- Pre & post-production
Incentive · EMPCCash rebate
30%
Back on your EMPC spend
Shoot at Egyptian Media Production City's studios and backlots and use its facilities, and EMPC returns 30% of that spend. Features, series, documentaries and programs.
Terms confirmed per project · we check yours at budget stageHow the rebate works ↗
Line productionFull production services
Budgeting, scheduling, crewing and daily reporting, built for international standards and realistic budgets.
PermitsFilming permits
Heritage sites, museums, streets and desert. Often about a week once prep and first approvals are in.
CustomsEquipment & customs
Clearance for camera, lighting and grip packages, or local rental.
220+Local crews
Egyptian crews hired and run to your standard. Our largest unit served a Hong Kong series.
LogisticsFixers, travel, stays
Transport, accommodation and fixers, so your team only thinks about the picture.
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Ext. The region · Day
One team for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
EG Cairo --:--
Home base · since 2007
Egypt
Full-service line production: permits, locations, crews, equipment, casting and logistics. Our crews and office are here year-round.
Elle Magazine · Giza pyramidsFilming in Egypt ↗
SA Riyadh --:--
Now taking projects
Saudi Arabia
Productions across the Kingdom, from Riyadh and Jeddah to AlUla and the Red Sea coast, run by the same Filmedia team and standards, coordinated from Cairo and Dubai.
24.71° N · 46.68° EAsk about KSA ↗
AE Dubai --:--
Dubai base
United Arab Emirates
Music videos, fashion and commercial shoots across the Emirates with local crews and facilities, coordinated from our Dubai base.
Karl Wolf · "Africa" music videoWatch the video ↗
Int. Render room · Night
AI films, directed by filmmakers.
A one-stop shop for AI advertising films. The team that shoots for Universal Pictures writes, directs and finishes your film, and uses AI where it makes the picture better, faster, or possible at all.
EXT. WHITE DESERT — GOLDEN HOUR. A convoy of vintage 4x4s cuts across chalk formations. Low angle, 35mm, warm haze, dust in the backlight.
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A director on every frame
A director and a DOP decide camera language, performance, light and continuity. AI follows a shot list, not the other way round.
Generate, finish, deliver
Image and video generation, voice and music, compositing, grade and sound design, then versions for every market and format.
- Brief
- Script & boards
- Style frames
- Generate
- Director's cut
- Grade & sound
- All formats
Real + AI
Shoot the hero plate in Egypt. Build the rest of the world.
The strongest AI films start with something real. We can film your product, talent or location in Egypt, then extend sets, skies, crowds and seasons with AI, all graded as one film.
Int. Production office · Continuous
From first email to wrap.
- 01You send
The brief
Script or treatment, dates, the look you want and crew size. We reply within 24 hours with location ideas and a first budget range.
- 02We scout
Recce & budget
Photo and video recce of the shortlist, then we lock schedule and budget with you, line by line.
- 03We clear
Permits & customs
We file the filming permits, often about a week once prep and first approvals are in, clear your equipment through customs and hire crew and fixers.
- 04We shoot
Shoot & wrap
Daily reports to your office during the shoot. After wrap we close permits, returns and paperwork.
Have dates and a script? Send them today. We reply within 24 hours.
Send your brief ↗ Ext. Egypt · Day · All year
Eight worlds, one country.
Pick a location ↓Year-round sun, coasts, mountains, deserts and the pyramids. We handle permits, customs and fixers for every one of them.
Int. Filmedia · Dokki, Giza
Trained in cinema. Built for crews from anywhere.
Filmedia was founded in 2007 by graduates of Egypt's leading cinema, production and mass-communication programmes. We have worked on intimate projects and studio features, next to Egyptian and international directors and producers.
We keep budgets reasonable without cutting what ends up on screen, and we smooth out cultural and working-style differences before, during and after the shoot. Today we also produce in Dubai.
2007Founded in Dokki, Giza
10+Countries our clients flew in from
220+Crew on a single series
24hReply to every brief
The people you'll work with
Co-Founder · Director of Photography
Ahmed Kardous
Higher Institute of Cinema graduate with two decades behind the camera. Second unit director and cinematographer on Jurassic World: Dominion.
Executive Producer
Hani Samir
Producer on hundreds of commercials, features, series and documentaries. Has run Egyptian shoots for Ukrainian, Swedish, Japanese, French and Russian crews.
Producer
May Yacoubi
Multimedia design at the American University of Sharjah, a master's in journalism and mass communication from AUC, and years producing international commercials in Dubai.
Production Manager
Mohamed Kardous
Production and location manager inside and outside Egypt across commercials, films, documentaries, music videos, photography and dubbing.
Int. Archive · Continuous
The full reel
Studios, broadcasters and brands from the USA to Australia, serviced on the ground in Egypt.
| # | Still | Production | Made for | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jurassic World: Dominion | USA | Feature film · Universal Pictures | View project ↗ | |
| 02 | Wicked: For Good | USA | Feature film · Universal Pictures | View project ↗ | |
| 03 | Wesley | China | TV series | View project ↗ | |
| 04 | Iskander | Netherlands | Feature film | View project ↗ | |
| 05 | Qantas Airways | Australia | TV commercial | View project ↗ |
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Also producing in Dubai