About HAKAWATI
An entertainment & literary management company
We work closely with exceptional writers, directors, and actors by encouraging and guiding them through their explorations of their unique styles. We guide careers with confidence, relying on our experience and strong partnerships in every area of the changing media and film landscape. Alongside our distinguished clients, we continue to expand our strategic partnership with major and mini-major studios on a consistent basis, producing feature films, TV series and shows selling spec scripts and sourcing open writing, directing and acting assignments
our mission
Clients
hakawati team
Redah Al Haidar
Chairman
A multi-talented professional who has over 16 years of experience working for different government agencies and private sectors. He is currently a board member at MISK Foundation. He has an MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology, in addition to an Honorary certificate in International Business Diplomacy from Georgetown University. He also holds a Master degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy Schools of Government.
Osama Al Kurayji
CEO
An award winning director and creative producer who has a Master Degree in Film and Media Production from New York Film Acadeymy (NYFA). In addition to his educational background, Osama has more than 13 years of experience in the business of Filmmaking, on both the international and the Saudi local scale. He is the proud director and producer of multiple TV. series and films - such as Cut (2017), Jude (2018), and Urem (2020) - that have been aired on some of the most prestigious media platforms in the region.
Sarah Bin Obaid
COO
She holds a master's degree from HPU University and a diploma in Business and Leadership from UCLA University. Sarah entered the business world in Los Angeles, California, where she founded her own tourism business. Since then, she has led several high-budget projects in the entertainment field including serveral TV shows and series on major platforms such as MBC & SBC.
Innovation is Sara's main tool in developing customized project management systems that fit the diversity of needs and requirements of each project.