Saud Boksmati
Arab Stories. Global Reach.
Developing stories rooted in Arab culture for global animation, publishing, and learning.
What I Build
I work with studios and platforms to shape authentic Arab stories designed to travel across formats and audiences.
Original concepts built around strong characters and worlds with the potential to grow into lasting franchises.
Translating scripts into visual storytelling through boards and animatics, bringing clarity to pacing and production.
Defining the visual language and tone, shaping how a project looks, feels, and holds together.
Applying storytelling principles to learning, making it more engaging, intuitive, and lasting.
How I Approach Development
Not to repeat what's been done, but to make something honest and true.
Setting the Direction
Every project starts with a conversation. We explore references, instincts, and early thinking until the direction becomes clear. From there, the scope takes shape and we bring in the right talent to match the vision.
Developing the Idea
With the direction set, I build it out. The concept, characters, and world take shape around a focused idea, keeping the visual and narrative aligned at every step.
Shaping the Work
From there, it becomes a process of collaborative refinement, pushing until the work communicates its idea clearly, holds together creatively, and works commercially.
Selected Work
A selection of projects that reflect how I approach IP development, storytelling, and creative direction.
Click on the images to explore each project.
Captain Sinbad’s Bed & Breakfast
Created and developed as an original multiplatform IP.
On a cliffside ship turned bed and breakfast, young Sinbad and his crew take on magical mishaps and unpredictable guests, where every stay becomes an adventure.
Mansour Age of A.I
(52 × 11 minutes)
An action-adventure series following Mansour and his friends as they face Blink, a mischievous artificial intelligence that constantly disrupts their world. The series became the first Arabic animated show to feature on an international streamer, BBC iPlayer.
Story led across the series, with co-direction on select episodes.
Mansour & Sara
(30 × 3 minutes)
A preschool YouTube series, developed across publishing and animation, following Mansour and Sara and their imaginary friend Dhabia through everyday, character-driven stories.
Created as an original IP.
About
I’m a creative executive and IP developer with over 20 years of experience across animation, publishing, and digital media.
I’ve led creative development at Bidaya Media, Cartoon Network Arabia, and House of Cool, shaping projects from concept through production and release.
With a background in animation pre-production and writing, my work focuses on building scalable IP designed to travel across platforms and reach international audiences.
I’m currently part of ForgeVision Technologies, where I contribute to the development of creative analytics tools that give studios real-time insight into production.
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