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The GEA launched an international scholarship program that aims at training and educating young Saudis in the entertainment field in a number of prestigious universities worldwide. This program is undertaken in partnership with the
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GEA has supported the establishment of an entertainment academy. The academy is planned to open in
September 2019 and provide a number of courses and diploma programs. The academy will be located in Riyadh. The main goal of the project is to provide Saudi youth with the tools necessary to enable them
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It was a competition held in 2019 between talented young Saudis in different fields including, playing instruments and singing, comedy scripts and content, graffiti, animation, films, acting, on-screen fashion, culinary arts, and circus and acrobatic talents. The winner of the challenge will
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announced planned expansions into Saudi Arabia, and the board of the GEA was appointed to manage the development of the theme parks in the country. Three parks are planned for construction, with the first one set to open by 2021.
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Corniche where many activities take place. Among such activities, the King Abdul Aziz Center for World
Culture (Ithra) features the lives of many prominent artists and intellectuals from all over the world, such as
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plan aims to raise capital by harnessing the previously unaddressed entertainment sector, helping to "nurture entertainment in all its forms, while also seeking to safeguard our precious cultural heritage".
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