TALAL MALIK
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Talal Malik (IMDB: Talal Malik) is the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ International, a global media and entertainment firm which develops and produces high-concept global media projects. In the world of film and cinema, Talal Malik has worked in the film industry since 1999, appearing in and working on the set of the James Bond film for the millennium, The World Is Not Enough(1999), with Pierce Brosnan, and has subsequently worked as a film producer, writer and adviser. Talal Malik has previously been recognised by or met some of the most influential people in global film and cinema including Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Studios, Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and Zhang Hongsen, the Director of State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China (SAPPRFT). In 2011 to 2012, he worked with Jake Eberts, award-winning producer of Chariots of Fire (1981) and Dances with Wolves (1990) on his dream of globalizing cinema by producing the first Royal Film Premiere in Saudi Arabia, at a time when cinemas were banned for over three decades at the time, but finally returned in 2018.
On December 8, 2023, Talal Malik on behalf of Alpha1Media marked the 100th anniversary of the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, with their commemoration fully endorsed on the anniversary day by the Hollywood Sign Trust itself.
Between December 1-9, 2023, Alpha1Media Founder attended the Red Sea International Film Festival in December 2023, Talal Malik met with iconic Hollywood actor and producer Will Smith, with ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ actor Andrew Garfield (having attended both the European Film Premiere of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ on June 18, 2012, and the World Premiere of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man on April 10, 2014), with director Terry Gilliam, who directed ‘12 Monkeys’ and ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ and with actor John Rhys Davies, who most memorably portrayed the Egyptian excavator Sallah opposite Hollywood movie star Harrison Ford in the iconic ‘Indiana Jones’ film franchise, including in 2023’s final entry, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’.
On November 30, 2023, Talal Malik conducted his first interview with the iconic international film industry magazine, ‘Screen International’, founded in 134 years ago in 1998, about global cinema.
On October 7, 2023, Talal Malik, as inspired by the film ‘Point Break’, conducted his first skydive in Dubai, released as a video titled ‘Point Break – #LiveLifeInTheSky’ on October 21, 2023, with help in inspiration through a motivational review video by Hollywood iconic actor and producer, Will Smith, after his own skydive in Dubai.
On March 27, 2023, Alpha1Media Founding CEO and Writer-Producer Talal Malik published his exclusive perspectiveon ‘How the 1970s shaped the Hollywood blockbuster movie’ to mark the 50th Anniversary of ‘The Godfather’winning the Best Picture Oscar.
On May 23, 2022, to demonstrate 2022 as the Year of Cinema’s Next Quantum Leap, Alpha1Media CEO and Writer-Producer Talal Malik, as an official participant at the 75th Festival de Cannes, published his exclusive milestone perspective on the future of global cinema on May 23, 2022, in prestigious British newspaper, ‘The Independent’ (Premium Section), expanded exclusively on Alpha1Media.com as ‘Cinema’s Next Quantum Leap’, and also published in Arabic in Fortune Magazine (US) and also in Mandarin, while ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ had its Official Selection Screening in Cannes on May 18, 2022.
On February 11, 2022, Alpha1Media CEO Talal Malik as a Writer-Producer was also an official participant at the Berlinale – The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in Germany where the company’s blockbuster film project was featured on the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) on February 11, 2022 and on July 16, 2022, was featured as a key speaker on a panel discussion in Lausanne, Switzerland, on ‘Financing movies with the help of A.I.’
In September 2020, Talal Malik attended the 45th annual Toronto International Film Festival to discuss the film production slate of Alpha1Media™.
In May 2020, Talal Malik attended the 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival’s Marche du Film to discuss the film production slate of Alpha1Media™.
In November 2019, Talal Malik visits Los Angeles, and meets with global film industry professionals in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica to discuss the film production slate of Alpha1Media™.
On 21 April 2018, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ publishes his global thought leadership editorial on the media and entertainment sector, ‘A new dawn for Arab cinema’, on the history, future and global potential of Arab cinema which is published in leading Saudi Arabian newspaper, ‘Arab News’ in English and also on Medium.com, as ‘أفق جديد للسينما العربية’ in Arabic on Medium.com and as ‘阿拉伯电影业的新视野’ in Mandarin on Medium.com.
In 2017/ 2018, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was recognised as the co-writer and producer of NANO, one of the best new film scripts of the year by Shore Scripts, where judges include 40 Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy award winners, such as the acclaimed British actor, Jeremy Irons.
On 29 December 2017, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ congratulates Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Entertainment on his 95th Birthday, and publishes their photo together online for the first time.
On 25 October 2017, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ meets Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor, Hollywood.
On 17-20 January 2017, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ attends the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland.
On 16 October 2015, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the London Film Festival – China/ UK event on 16 October 2015 meeting with Mr. Zhang Hongsen, the Director of State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China (SAPPRFT).
On 10 April 2014, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the World Premiere of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.
On 14 December 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the Closing Gala Premiere of ‘American Hustle’ at the tenth Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai, UAE.
On 13 December 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the exclusive Dubai Film & TV Commission Party at the Dubai International Film Festival on 13 December 2013.
On 6 December 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the Opening Gala Premiere of ‘Omar’ on 6 December 2013 at the tenth Dubai International Film Festival, Dubai, UAE.
On 29 October 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guests at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 29 October 2013 attending the World Premiere of the Egyptian film, ‘Villa 69’.
On 25 October 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is a VIP guest at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 25 October 2013 attending the World Premiere of the UAE film, ‘Spirit’ / ‘Djinn’.
On 12 June 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ is the only CEO in the world to be a VIP guests at milestone film premieres of Spider-man and Superman, the lead characters of Marvel and DC Comics.
On 12 June 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was a VIP guest at the European Premiere of “Man of Steel” at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, UK (the 75th anniversary of the creation of Superman in 1938).
On 11 April 2013, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was a VIP guest at the Opening Gala Premiere of ‘Wadjda’ at the Gulf Film Festival, in Dubai, UAE, on 11 April 2013.
On 23 October 2012, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ became the only CEO in the world to be a VIP guest at the film premieres of Spider-man and James Bond in 2012, celebrating 50 year anniversaries for both characters.
On 23 October 2012, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was a VIP guest at the Royal World Premiere of “Skyfall” at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962).
On 18 June 2012, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was a VIP guest at the Gala European and UK Premiere of “The Amazing Spider-man” at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, UK (the 50th anniversary of the creation of Spider-man in 1962).
On 4 March 2012, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ worked with Jake Eberts, Oscar-winning producer of Gandhi and Chariots of Fire, on globalizing cinema, through arranging the first Royal Film Premiere in Saudi Arabia, a country where cinemas are banned. On 11 December 2017, more than five years later, Saudi Arabia announces that cinemas will be reintroduced to the country in 2018.
On 9 December 2011, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ becomes the only CEO to attend the World Premiere of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” at the Dubai International Film Festival, Dubai, UAE, and the Premiere of “Mission Impossible” at the Empire, Leicester Square, London, UK on 4 July 1996.
On 9 December 2011, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ was a VIP guest at the World Premiere of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” at the Dubai International Film Festival, Dubai, UAE, where he meets HRH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.
In October 2004, Talal Malik as the Chairman and CEO of Alpha1Media™ proposes the treatment for a fourth installment of the Rambo film saga, utilising the global popular appeal of cinema, especially Bollywood. In 2018, fourteen years later, Bollywood announces plans to produce an official remake of Rambo.
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