Bab Studio’s Board of Directors brings together investment and entrepreneurship expertise and pioneers in the film industry in the Kingdom.


Majed M. Al Tahan is the founder and CEO of AYM. He is an established entrepreneur in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a great passion to impact the apps market. From an early age, he was always eager to build up his own businesses and take the entrepreneurial plunge.
Majed grabbed the opportunity to begin his journey to build the first ever online service for grocery shopping in the Kingdom with the BinDawood group. Majed Al Tahan thrives on excellence and believes in people first. Today, AYM, he’s focused on developing the technology behind the e-commerce app and spearheading the transformation of grocery shopping.
Majed M. TahanChairman of the board

Writer/Director, Hani Ka’adour, is best known for having written both Alhamour H.A. and Shams Al Ma’arif (also known as The Book of Sun) two of the most acclaimed and commercially successful Saudi films to date. Prior to 2022, Hani’s film Shams Al Ma’arif had the record as the biggest Saudi box office hit yet recorded and was later acquired by Netflix. Prior to his work in feature films, Hani pioneered online scripted content at UTURN as a writer on the hit show Takki, which was later bought by Netflix. He had recently doctored the fantasy comedy feature film, Yesterday After Tomorrow, which was also bought by Netflix.
Hani Ka’adourBoard member

The founder of "Alf Wad Productions" and the author of the book "The Other Story,” Fatima AlBanawi graduated from Harvard University, where she focused her research on Arab identity and the role of women in contemporary cinema and literature. She has received local and international acclaim for her contribution to shaping the cinematic landscape in Saudi Arabia today, starting with her role in the film "Barakah Meets Barakah" in 2016. Her experiences in the psychological and social fields have driven her passion for stories that are intimate and original, most reflected in the roles she has played over the years, and in her screenplay and directorial debut, "Basma," released in 2024 as a Netflix Original Production.
Fatima Al BanawiBoard member

A Saudi storyteller/filmmaker. In 2019, he founded “Blue Bus Entertainment”, in his first year the studio was able to make huge strides in the local and regional film industry. Currently working as The Head of Red Sea Fund, leading the department and “Saudi Co-Productions “to an unpresented status. With more than 80 funded films premiering and getting awarded at A-List film festival’s such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Locarno and more. Projects like NORAH, the 1st Saudi film to be featured and awarded at Cannes 23, or MANDOOB, 1st Saudi film to be Featured in Toronto, were personally handpicked by Emad.
Emad Z. EskandarBoard member