According to Variety, three female film executives in Dubai are expanding Ta Films after their recent success at Cannes. The production company, founded in twenty twenty-two by Shivani Pandya Malhotra—formerly managing director of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival—made its debut with Yemeni-Scottish director Sara Ishaq's feature film, "The Station." The reception is positioning the shingle as a rising force in Middle Eastern cinema.

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