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- The $500-billion megacity project in the Kingdom鈥檚 northwest will be the location for the second season of the Saudi animation series 鈥淔uture Folktales鈥�
JEDDAH: Saudi Manga Productions, a subsidiary company of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Misk Foundation, on Wednesday announced a partnership agreement with NEOM.
The $500-billion megacity project in the Kingdom鈥檚 northwest will be the location for the second season of the Saudi animation series 鈥淔uture Folktales鈥� that attracted a global audience of more than 70 million for its first season.
Dr. Essam Bukhary, CEO of Manga Productions, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to collaborate with NEOM for the setting of the second season of 鈥楩uture Folktales.鈥� This partnership brings 抖阴短视频鈥檚 creative industry together with NEOM, an incubator of creative capabilities and ground-breaking technologies that embodies the Kingdom鈥檚 Vision 2030.鈥�
He added that the link-up supported the company鈥檚 goal of inspiring future generations 鈥渢o be part of the development of NEOM and build a bright future for all humanity.鈥�
NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr said that NEOM was committed to fostering and inspiring local and international talent.
The partnership agreement follows the January launch of the 鈥淔uture Folktales鈥� series with Toei Animation in Japan, which introduced the Saudi culture to audiences around the world and celebrated the Arabic language while connecting children with Arab heritage, values, and future technologies through creative content.
The series aired across 19 streaming regional and international platforms, including TV channels in Japan, China, Taiwan, Ireland, the UK, and the US, where Japanese animation series are popular.
As part of the partnership, Manga Productions announced plans to launch a contest inviting creatives to submit prop designs to be featured in one of the episodes of 鈥淔uture Folktales.鈥�
Al-Nasr said: 鈥淲e encourage those in the creative industry around the world to participate in Manga鈥檚 competition which will be held in 2021.鈥�
The competition will empower local and international talents to unleash their creative potential and showcase their work to Arab and global audiences.
Abdul Aziz Al-Naghmoush, business development manager at Manga Productions, said: 鈥淪ince its establishment, Manga has been committed to investing and developing talents to enrich 抖阴短视频鈥檚 creative industry.
鈥淥ur partnership with NEOM supports this commitment by being the home and future of dreamers and doers.鈥�