DARB PRODUCTIONS · MEDIA PRODUCTION · RIYADH

Media production
engineered for
Saudi brands. Filmed in Riyadh.

Corporate films, documentaries, commercials, branded content, podcasts, and photography — produced for 500+ Saudi clients including Aramco, Tadawul, McDonald's, and ACWA Power. One studio. One accountable producer. One delivery date.

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EST. 2012RIYADH · KSA+500 CLIENTS
+14
Years producing in KSA
+500
Brands served
+2,000
Films & videos shipped
4.9★
Avg. client rating
SELECTED WORK

Films we've shipped.

A small sample from our Riyadh studio across energy, finance, retail, government, and culture clients. Click any tile to watch.

WHAT WE PRODUCE

Six production tracks.
One studio team.

Every track runs on the same producer-led intake, pre-production planning, and post-delivery review. So a film that starts as a corporate piece can finish as a documentary cut without re-onboarding a new crew.

/ 01↗

Corporate Films

Investor decks, vision films, internal launches, leadership communications — produced at broadcast quality.

  • Vision & strategy films
  • Investor Day reels
  • Internal launch videos
  • Leadership & executive communications
  • Annual report videos
  • Corporate culture films
/ 02↗

Documentary Films

Long-form storytelling for institutions, sectors, and brand-led journalism in Arabic and English.

  • Brand documentaries
  • Sector & industry reports
  • Institutional storytelling
  • Bilingual narration
  • Archive & B-roll research
  • Festival-ready post-production
/ 03↗

Commercial Production

TV commercials, digital ads, and social spots for the GCC market — script to final cut.

  • TV commercials (15s, 30s, 60s)
  • Social video ads
  • Product launch films
  • Retail commercials
  • Regional adaptations
  • Bilingual edits
/ 04↗

Podcasts & Audio

In-studio podcast production with multi-cam video, sound design, and full distribution support.

  • Studio podcast filming
  • Multi-cam setups
  • Sound design & mixing
  • Branded podcast series
  • Distribution & analytics
  • Episode cut-downs for social
/ 05↗

Photography

Corporate, editorial, product, and event photography for marketing, PR, and internal libraries.

  • Corporate portraits
  • Editorial & PR photography
  • Product photography
  • Event coverage
  • Aerial / drone shoots
  • Image bank management
/ 06↗

Interviews & Captures

Executive interviews, panel captures, customer testimonials — multi-camera, captioned, ready to publish.

  • Executive interviews
  • Customer testimonials
  • Panel & roundtable captures
  • Two- and three-camera shoots
  • Subtitles in EN & AR
  • Same-week edit turnaround
HOW WE PRODUCE

Four phases.
One producer.

A repeatable model used on every film we ship in Riyadh and Jeddah — from a single corporate piece to a multi-episode documentary series.

/ 01
BRIEF
Day 1–3

We meet your team, understand the goal, and lock the scope. You leave with a one-page brief — yours to keep, regardless of next steps.

/ 02
PRE-PROD
Week 1–2

Script, storyboard, casting, location scouting, shot list, schedule. Everything signed off before a camera rolls.

/ 03
SHOOT
Week 2–4

Production days on location or in our Riyadh studio. Director, DOP, sound, gaffer, assistants — one crew, one call sheet.

/ 04
DELIVER
Week 4–6

Edit, color grade, sound design, motion graphics, subtitles. Two rounds of feedback included. Final masters in the formats you need.

WHAT WE'VE DELIVERED

Numbers from the
last 12 months.

Tracked across active production retainers and one-off commissions. Independently reported on client dashboards.

+320
Films produced in the last 12 months
8 days
Avg. time from brief to first cut
97%
On-time delivery rate
9/10
Clients re-engage within 6 months
INDUSTRIES WE FILM

Sectors
we know on set.

Most of our production work sits inside nine sectors where regulatory, security, and stakeholder context matter as much as the shot list.

/ GOV
Government & Public Sector
+120 films
/ ENG
Energy & Industrials
+90 films
/ FIN
Finance & Banking
+70 films
/ TEC
Technology & Telecom
+50 films
/ CUL
Culture & Tourism
+45 films
/ HLT
Healthcare
+30 films
/ RET
Retail & Consumer
+60 films
/ EDU
Education
+25 films
/ REL
Religious & Civil
+20 films
BEHIND THE LENS

On set
since 2012.

More than a decade of shoots across Saudi Arabia and the GCC — from boardrooms and factory floors to deserts, stadiums, and royal events. A quick look at the crews behind the films.

Studio shoot · Riyadh, 2024
Studio shoot · Riyadh, 2024
Documentary crew · AlUla, 2023
Documentary crew · AlUla, 2023
Brand campaign · Riyadh, 2025
Brand campaign · Riyadh, 2025
Investor Day production · 2024
Investor Day production · 2024
Multi-camera capture · Riyadh, 2024
Multi-camera capture · Riyadh, 2024
Drone & aerial · Eastern Province, 2023
Drone & aerial · Eastern Province, 2023
Commercial set · 2022
Commercial set · 2022
Podcast studio · Riyadh, 2024
Podcast studio · Riyadh, 2024
Director on monitor · 2023
Director on monitor · 2023
Crew brief before roll · 2024
Crew brief before roll · 2024
Color grading suite · 2025
Color grading suite · 2025
HOW WE ENGAGE

Long-term partners.
Flagship programs.

We don't do one-off shoots. Darb is built around annual retainers and flagship programs — the kind of engagement where the same producer, director, and crew know your brand inside-out by month three.

/ 01

Flagship programs

Multi-quarter campaigns or documentary series with a dedicated producer, locked crew, and predictable delivery cadence.

/ 02

Annual retainers

Always-on production capacity for marketing, comms, and HR teams. Monthly deliverables, priority booking, fixed rate card.

/ 03

Rate card on request

Day rates, equipment, post-production, travel — itemized in writing, no surprises. Send a brief and we'll share the full card within one business day.

Want our rate card?

Drop us a line and we'll send the full breakdown — day rates, retainer tiers, sample SOWs, and references from current programs.

WHERE WE SHOOT

One crew.
Four countries.

Active production capacity across four markets — with the same producer, the same standards, and the same delivery timeline. Permits, fixers, gear, and travel handled in-house.

/ SA
Saudi Arabia

Anywhere in the Kingdom — Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, NEOM, AlUla, AlBaha.

+966 59 662 0665
/ AE
United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah — including DIFC, ADGM, and free-zone shoots.

+971 56 177 0746
/ EG
Egypt

Cairo, Alexandria, Red Sea — local crew partnerships and permit support.

+966 59 662 0665
/ SY
Syria

Damascus and Aleppo — documentary and reportage work with local fixers.

+966 59 662 0665

Need to film elsewhere? Tell us where — we've shot in 14 countries on assignment.

TRUSTED BY

Brands we've filmed.

Aramco logo — Darb Productions client
Tadawul logo — Darb Productions client
NEOM logo — Darb Productions client
Tawuniya logo — Darb Productions client
ACWA Power logo — Darb Productions client
Expro logo — Darb Productions client
Al Safi logo — Darb Productions client
Bank Al Jazira logo — Darb Productions client
Wallan logo — Darb Productions client
Ford logo — Darb Productions client
KFSH logo — Darb Productions client
Al Ittihad Club logo — Darb Productions client
Emirates NBD logo — Darb Productions client
Aramex logo — Darb Productions client
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FOLLOW ALONG

Watch us work.
Every week.

@darbmedia

We post behind-the-scenes from active shoots, breakdowns of how we light and frame, gear we use, and short tutorials on Saudi production workflow. If you're curious how a Darb film actually gets made — start here.

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Behind a brand campaign
Behind a brand campaign
Drone reel teardown
Drone reel teardown
On the monitor with the director
On the monitor with the director
Color grade walk-through
Color grade walk-through
FREQUENTLY ASKED

Questions we
hear before the first call.

Answers to the things almost every brand asks before booking a shoot. If yours isn't here, send a brief — we read every one.

/ 01How long does a corporate film take from brief to delivery?+
A standard corporate film takes 4–6 weeks from signed brief to final master. Documentaries run 8–12 weeks. We can compress timelines for urgent launches if pre-production is locked early.
/ 02Do you film outside Riyadh?+
Yes. We shoot regularly across Jeddah, Dammam, NEOM, AlUla, and the wider GCC. Travel and accommodation are scoped in the brief and quoted transparently.
/ 03Can you deliver in both Arabic and English?+
Every film ships bilingually unless you ask otherwise — including subtitles, voiceover, and culturally-adapted edits. Half our team writes Arabic natively.
/ 04What's the minimum budget?+
Production engagements start around SAR 60K for a single corporate film and scale to multi-million riyal documentary series. We turn down work below the minimum because there isn't enough time or scope to do it well.
/ 05Do you own your equipment or rent?+
We own a full Riyadh-based kit (cameras, lenses, lighting, sound, grip, post-production suites). Specialty gear — aerial, motion control, underwater — is rented from trusted partners and scoped per project.
/ 06Who actually shoots and edits?+
Senior crew you meet in pre-production: a named producer, director, DOP, sound recordist, and editor. The same humans run the project from brief to delivery — no bait-and-switch where partners pitch and juniors execute.
/ 07How fast can we start?+
We can lock a pre-production phase within one week of a signed SOW. Studio days book 2–4 weeks ahead in peak season (Q4 and Riyadh Season).
LET'S TALK

Drop us a line.
We reply fast.

We read every brief within one business day. Pick whichever channel works for you — email is best for a detailed scope, WhatsApp is fastest for a quick conversation.

Films,
not footage.

Book a 30-minute production call. We'll tell you in plain language whether we're a fit — and the three approaches we'd start with either way.