Top MENA Distributor Front Row Ups Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban & Elie Touma – Red Sea Film Festival
deadline.comPan Middle East and North African film distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has promoted staffers Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban and Elie Touma to partners.
The trio originally joined the Dubai-based company in early 2019 as part of a revamp. Torloting is currently Front Row’s COO, while Chaiban heads post-theatrical sales and Touma is in charge of Acquisitions & Theatrical Distribution. “It’s been and is an absolute joy to work with the guys who fully understand and support the Front Row vision and have been vital to the company’s expansion in both the distribution and production arena,” said Front Row founer and CEO Gianluca Chakra Launched by Chakra, Front Row has successfully navigated the fast-changing MENA market over the past two decades to become one of the leading distributors in the region.
It was the first MENA distributor to premiere films day & date during the Covid pandemic and curate collections promoting and championing Arabic cinema on Netflix and streaming platform.
The company also has an existing multi-year output deal with local Pay TV/SVOD platform Bein Media Group. The company’s distribution arm currently handles the release of more than 200 films per year.
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