Empire International Gulf

Created in 1998 at the height of the cinema boom in the Arab world, Empire International acts as the foreign arm of Les Fils de Georges Haddad & Co., distributing Sony Pictures Releasing International and Twentieth Century Fox films as well as independent acquisitions. across the Middle East. In the Gulf, it exists under the banner name of Empire International Gulf, the offices of which are located in Dubai. In Egypt, it operates through Allied Film Distributors (AFD). Empire International Gulf and AFD run their operations in cooperation with the Beirut head office, supplying films to exhibitors, marketing movies, organizing events and promotions to maximize exposure and elevate a release to blockbuster status.