Camera Equipment Rental in Saudi Arabia

We source Saudi camera packages from the deepest domestic inventory. MBC Studios' Riyadh and Jeddah rental divisions stock the major cinema systems. Bodies have the ARRI Alexa 35, LF, Mini LF, and ALEXA 65. Sony VENICE 2 and FX9 packages also feature. RED V-Raptor and Komodo kits, Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2, and Canon EOS C500 II and C70 second-unit bodies round out the offering.

Here is how this works in practice. We backfill top and specialty rigs through Dubai. Suppliers have Filmquip Dubai, Picture Works Dubai, Sigma Cine Dubai, Camera Dubai, and Roundabout Productions. Transport runs via the 12-hour E11 highway corridor or 90-minute Emirates SkyCargo flights from DXB to RUH.

Lens packages run deep across both sides of the border. The inventory has Cooke S7/i and S8/i, Panchro/i Classic, Zeiss Supreme Prime, Zeiss Master Anamorphic, and ARRI Signature Prime. Other glass has Tribe7 Blackwing7, Atlas Orion anamorphic, Leitz M 0.8 with Thalia, and Angenieux Optimo zooms. Lenses travel between Dubai houses and MBC's Riyadh prep bays inside the same shoot week.

NEOM Bajdah Studios, Telfaz11, and Pixomondo Riyadh's LED Volume stage all run dedicated camera departments. We pair them with imported packages.

Here is the short of it. Several major shoots have used hybrid Saudi-Dubai camera stacks. Examples have Kandahar, Desert Warrior, Cherry's Apple TV+ AlUla unit, Wadjda, Sattar, Born a King, and the Manga Productions catalog. The heat-and-haboob constraints of AlUla, Empty Quarter, and NEOM exteriors demand multi-body redundancy.

Here is the breakdown. Our team handles ATA carnet processing through Saudi Customs (ZATCA — Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority). Carnets clear at Riyadh King Khalid (RUH), Jeddah King Abdulaziz (JED), or AlUla Global (ULH, opened 2022). Short-term import keeps zero customs duty.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Site-level protocols are required. We specify AC-trailer prep stations for summer schedules — June-September 45-50°C highs throttle sensor electronics. Sand-protection covers go on each body and lens. Haboobs can blanket Empty Quarter sets within minutes. On the Red Sea coast, 70-90% relative humidity fogs lens elements all-night, which demands humidity routines. Saudization (Nitaqat) hiring of Saudi-national 1st ACs and DITs qualifies shoots for the 5% rebates uplift on the 40% Saudi Film Commission cash rebates.