Production
Produce
Film and television production across regional and international markets, working with writers, directors, producers, and financiers from development through delivery.
Gulf · Africa · UK · International Screen Markets
Stephen Strachan
Producer. Film Commissioner. Creative-Industry Builder.
Stephen Strachan works across film, television, production infrastructure, and creative-economy development, with experience spanning the Gulf, Africa, the UK, and international screen markets.
Co-Founder & COO, Globa 3. Founder, EK 782 Films. Former Film Commissioner, Film AlUla.
Selected work & platforms
Film AlUla
EK 782 Films
Globa 3
Kandahar*
Cherry*
Scales
How I Got There
Low Rider
Where production meets infrastructure
Stephen’s work sits at the point where creative ambition becomes executable: development, production strategy, incentives, locations, permitting, infrastructure, crew, housing, studios, and on-the-ground delivery.
He has worked across individual films, production companies, film commissions, and regional screen ecosystems — helping stories move from ambition to execution.
Infrastructure
Build
Film-commission, incentive, studio, and production-infrastructure experience — from policy and systems design to day-to-day on-the-ground production support.
Connectivity
Bridge
Connecting international producers, regional partners, governments, financiers, and creative talent across the Gulf, Africa, and wider emerging markets.
Opening new production corridors
As Film Commissioner at the Royal Commission for AlUla, Stephen helped establish Film AlUla and support the practical systems required to attract and service international production.
Public bios credit him with work across cashback rebate systems, incentive packages, location permitting, film-specific housing, and studio-complex launch infrastructure during his Film AlUla period.
Film AlUla went on to support major productions including Kandahar and Cherry, helping position AlUla as a serious destination for international screen production.
Selected source-backed work
Selected Work
A curated selection of projects and platforms illustrating Stephen’s combination of production experience and film-infrastructure leadership.
Film commission / infrastructure
Film AlUla
Stephen helped establish Film AlUla as a production destination, with public bios crediting work across incentives, permitting, production support, film-specific accommodation, and studio-complex launch infrastructure.
Feature film
Scales
Shahad Ameen’s debut feature and one of the most visible Saudi films of its period, with international festival recognition and Oscar-submission coverage.
Feature film
How I Got There
A Gulf action-crime feature recognised at the Red Sea International Film Festival. Role subject to final credit confirmation.
Feature film · writing
Low Rider
A UK/South Africa road movie with festival positioning at Edinburgh and BFI Flare. Co-writer credit confirmed via British Council and festival materials.
Part of the Globa 3 platform
Stephen is Co-Founder & COO of Globa 3, a strategic media company connecting Hollywood, governments, capital, and emerging creative economies across the Gulf, Africa, and beyond.
Within Globa 3, he brings production, infrastructure, and regional execution depth to a platform built for cross-border film, media, advisory, finance, and creative-economy work.
For productions, partnerships, and creative-economy mandates
Productions, film infrastructure advisory, film commission strategy, regional execution, and Globa 3 partnership inquiries are welcome.
For film, television, infrastructure, or Globa 3-related inquiries, contact Stephen’s office directly. Please indicate the relevant project, territory, and stage.