BUC Studios and Desert Eagle Films Cement the Region’s First Long Term Studio Alliance With a Historic Five Year - Ten Film Slate

Cairo, Egypt — In a region poised for creative resurgence, two forces have joined to reshape the cinematic landscape of the Arab world. BUC Studios, in official partnership with the internationally operating Desert Eagle Films, has unveiled a strategic five-year slate: ten feature films, each conceived to challenge conventions, scale across markets, and elevate the global perception of Arab cinema.

This is not a theoretical development deal. It’s a functioning, production-ready slate—greenlit, structured, and positioned for both creative resonance and commercial success. At its center is an unshakable belief: the Arab world is not just ready for cinema at scale—it’s long overdue.

“This slate is a declaration,” says a spokesperson for BUC Studios. “It signals that the era of fragmented regional storytelling is over. We’re building cinematic events—vision-first, audience-focused, and export-ready.”

A Landmark Partnership Years in the Making

The 10-film slate is the foundation of a broader five-year co-production alliance between BUC Studios and Desert Eagle Films (DEF)—an Abu Dhabi, Egypt, and U.S.-based motion picture film studio with a track record of global execution and theatrical strategy.

Under this partnership, DEF will handle international creative, financial, and distribution operations, while BUC Studios leads domestic infrastructure, resource integration, and production execution. The structure allows for full creative autonomy while maintaining commercial oversight on both sides.

“This is not a vanity collaboration,” DEF founder Mo Ismail said in a recent briefing. “This is a deeply structured, multi-tiered operation—designed to deliver 10 world-class films, starting now.”

Leading the Charge: KEMET – YEAR ONE

The studio’s flagship project is Kemet: Year One—a cinematic epic set in 9186 BC, during the earliest whispers of civilization in the Nile Valley. More than 12,000 years ago, before recorded history, before the rise of pharaohs, an ancestral people stood at the brink of identity, myth, and survival.

The film is positioned as a historic first for Arab cinema: a prehistoric narrative of scale, rooted in regional soil but executed with Hollywood-grade ambition. It fuses anthropological research, high-concept visual storytelling, and a brutal, character-driven narrative about survival, emergence, and origin.

Filming is slated to begin in September 2025, with locations secured across Egypt’s most cinematic terrains—Kom Ombo, Aswan, Lake Nasser, and stretches of the Western Desert. Three villages and a nomadic camp will be constructed from the ground up, blending earthbag architecture, raw timber, and historical set design inspired by prehistoric African settlements.

The film has already secured hundreds of screens for theatrical release across MENA and Europe—an unprecedented rollout for a regional origin story.

A Slate Built on Genre, Scale, and Identity

While Kemet serves as the cornerstone, the remainder of the slate reveals an ambitious thematic range:

• Action thrillers set across the Middle East, combining regional grit with international cinematic scale

• Military dramas grounded in tactical precision and character-driven conflict across land, sea, and air

• Suspense thrillers with tightly-woven narratives, built for intensity, mystery, and edge-of-seat storytelling

• High-concept sci-fi that explores future worlds through the lens of Arab identity, innovation, and ambition

• Historical epics that resurrect forgotten eras of the region, blending cinematic grandeur with cultural authenticity

Each film will be crafted for theatrical presentation, with festival positioning and global licensing baked into development. These are not small arthouse projects—they’re designed to meet global standards in story, production value, and audience experience.

The writing rooms are international. The crews are cross-border. The financing is hybrid. And the vision is collective.

An Engine Built for Execution

BUC Studios, backed by the institutional power of Badr University, provides the logistical backbone and operational consistency needed to run long-term slates. Studio facilities, academic integration, location access, and in-house development allow for faster execution without compromise on craft.

Desert Eagle Films, meanwhile, brings global experience in production management, cross-market dealmaking, and creative packaging—bridging Egypt’s rich storytelling potential with international pipelines.

Together, the partnership functions like a studio system reimagined: agile, integrated, and focused on outcome.

“Every project in this slate has been developed with intentionality,” says a senior creative producer. “Genre is a Trojan horse for truth. Each story brings with it a layer of cultural significance we’re proud to export.”

The Future Has a Production Schedule

Development is complete. Financing is staged. Contracts are signed. What lies ahead is execution.

Phase One begins this fall with Kemet: Year One and continues with 2-3 new productions per year. The ten-film rollout is timed to sync with global market trends, festival calendars, and theatrical windows across MENA, Europe, and diaspora-heavy territories.

This isn’t just content. This is cinema—crafted at origin, built for the world.

The Arab world has stories to tell. These ten are just the beginning.

By BUC Studios