Creative Director in Saudi Arabia.
Youssef Kamal Akef. Creative Director and Film Director working across Saudi Arabia. Dubai-based. Regular briefs in Qiddiya, Riyadh, and Jeddah.
Creative Producer on the Six Flags Qiddiya City Opening (2024). Two-time Guinness World Record holder.
Recent Saudi work.
Six Flags Qiddiya City Opening (2024). Creative Producer. Owned the Citadel zone delivery. Directed the live Alicia Keys performance under broadcast conditions — every beat of the stage, camera, and broadcast cue called in real time.
Available for creative direction across the wider Kingdom: Riyadh Season, Jeddah events, cultural institution launches, Vision 2030-aligned brand campaigns.
Why Saudi now.
Saudi Arabia is the most ambitious creative market in the world right now. The scale of Vision 2030 programming — Riyadh Season, NEOM, Qiddiya, Red Sea Global — has pushed the craft standard higher than anywhere else in the region.
Directing in Saudi means understanding the scale without being intimidated by it. A brief for a Saudi client is rarely "good enough" — it's benchmarked against Coachella, Burning Man, Cannes, and the Super Bowl in the same conversation.
Twelve years directing in the UAE and cross-GCC production experience. Fluent in Arabic. Ready.
Work in Saudi Arabia.
For creative direction, live broadcast direction, or cultural programming briefs across KSA.
youssefkamal@icloud.com