The Red Sea International Film Festival will welcome legendary Egyptian filmmaker Khairy Beshara to Jeddah for a masterclass, which will take place on Monday 14 December at Muvi, Mall of Arabia, Jeddah. Beshara will share his professional experiences reshaping the Arab film industry over four decades in a masterclass moderated by Antoine Khalife, head of […]
The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation will host an exhibition celebrating the work of photographer and cinematographer Safouh AlNaamani (1926-2016) and a screening program of contemporary Saudi and Arab cinema as part of Misk Art Week 2020, taking place December 3–7, in Riyadh at Prince Faisal bin Fahad Fine Arts Gallery
The Red Sea International Film Festival is excited to announce digital screenings of its Tajreeb program. Originally chosen for the inaugural Red Sea Film Festival, Tajreeb aims to showcase the talent pool emerging in new Saudi cinema. Tajreeb is punk at its core; freeing filmmakers from any sense of constraint, allowing creatives the opportunity to […]
The 48Hr Film Challenge is a collaboration between The Alliance Française of Saudi Arabia, The Consulate General of France in Jeddah, The French Embassy in Riyadh, the Red Sea International Film Festival, and La Fémis Two competition winners will travel to France for a tailored-made residency in 2021
“Sharshaf” directed by Hind Alfahhad wins Saudi Production Grant “Bullets & Bread” By Mohammad Hammad wins Arab Production Grant A Special Mention and development grant worth $25,000 awarded to Four Acts of Disruption
Russian film producer Nadia Turincev, the highly-respected producer, commissioner and writer Meinolf Zurhorst and the award-winning Egyptian film director Yousry Nasrallah shall make up the jury presiding over the twelve projects taking part in the inaugural Red Sea Lodge Residency. The jury will award two production grants worth $500,000 each in an online ceremony that […]
37 Saudi and Saudi-based filmmakers supported by the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation | Community Relief Fund. Hardship grants totalling 93,100 SAR handed out to aid filmmakers adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and suffering from financial difficulty. Launched on March 17th, in response to COVID-19 and the precautionary measures taken in the cultural sector, […]
Hind Al Fahhad’s Red Sea Lodge Project Sharshaf got selected in Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) Network, in partnership with the Red Sea Film Festival. The Saudi film project, Sharshaf, has been chosen to partake in the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) Virtual Network, in partnership with the Red Sea Film Festival. Sharshaf, directed by Hind Al […]
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 […]