The non-profit Red Sea International Film Festival
Foundation announced a fund of SAR200,000 in the form of emergency community relief grants
to support Saudi filmmakers.
The fund aims to help freelance Saudi filmmakers who have sustained a financial loss resulting
from cancelled/postponed gigs or opportunity directly related to the Coronavirus COVID-19
precautionary measures. All Saudis working in the film industry are eligible to the one-time
emergency grant of up to SAR5,000 on merit basis.