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Film and audio-visual production

4 years
You study
Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing, Directing
Jobs
Director, Cinematographer, Video editor
Average for the arts and humanities field · Age 25–29
6,300SAR

Average monthly pay in the arts and humanities field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.

Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations: leaning to growth (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.

Where is Film and audio-visual production taught?

Taught at 7 universities: 6 government and 1 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Asir

From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.

Compare with…

A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35

Film and audio-visual productionMedia and journalismLibrary and information science
Field in the survey
Arts and humanitiesSocial sciences, journalism and mediaSocial sciences, journalism and media
Length of study
4 years4 years4 years
Taught at
7 universities18 universities7 universities
Men
OfferedOfferedOffered
Women
OfferedOfferedOffered
Holders of the field working
88.5%92.0%92.0%
Unemployment in the field
11.5%8.0%8.0%
Average wage in the field (SAR)
10,31910,85010,850
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
minimal exposure——

Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).

What do Film and audio-visual production students learn?

Study making films and video programmes, from the idea and script to filming and editing.

  • Screenwriting
  • Cinematography
  • Editing
  • Directing

In Arabic: الإنتاج المرئي والأفلام

How many years is Film and audio-visual production?

4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.

What jobs do Film and audio-visual production graduates do?

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Video editor
  • Video producer

You film on location and edit in a studio; hours get long during shoots.

  • Mixed
  • Sometimes shifts
  • Moderate physical effort
  • Some travel

What do Film and audio-visual production graduates earn?

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Arts and humanities” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.

Age 25–296,300 SAR
Age 35–4411,200 SAR

What is unemployment in the arts and humanities field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:

  • 20211442–1443 AH19.9%
  • 20221443–1444 AH16.3%
  • 20231444–1445 AH13.9%
  • 20241445–1446 AH11.5%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Director” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
  • Target: raise household spending on culture and entertainment in the Kingdom from 2.9% to 6%. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)8

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Producers and directors” (BLS 27-2012), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations” (COPS 51120), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Arts and humanities”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  6. King Abdulaziz University, Film and audio-visual production programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  7. International Labour Organization · occupation code 2654, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  8. Saudi Vision 2030, 25 April 2016 (18 Rajab 1437 AH).