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23 films in development – 12 Red Sea Lodge Projects and 11 selected Souk Projects – are eligible to win cash and in-kind awards worth more than 700,000 USD.

At the Video Pitch – the Souk’s opening event – directors and producers present their project inspirations, motivations, and production plans to an audience of industry professionals.

Festival guests with Souk Badges can attend the Video Pitch on Wednesday December 8, from 9:30 to 16:00, at VOX Cinemas Al Balad 1.

Click here to download the Book of Projects

RED SEA SOUK PROJECTS

Aïcha

(Tunisia, France)

How far can we go to break free from our past?

Directed by: Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Akashinga (Working Title)

(Zimbabwe, France, Germany)

The lives of two sisters clash, when the national park in their area begins to solely hire women.

Directed by: Naishe Nyamubaya

Birthday

(Lebanon, France)

Beirut, May 2008. A regular day for Razan, who turns fourteen tomorrow, is disrupted by gun battles.

Directed by: Lara Zeidan

Carnaval

(Egypt, Kuwait, France)

A low-ranking cop with panic disorder must rescue his boss’s 12-year-old daughter from Cairo Zoo.

Directed by: Mohamed Siam

COURA + OULÈYE

(Senegal)

Two young sisters from a polygamous family get to know each other after the death of their father.

Directed by: Iman Djionne

Last Trip

(Germany, Poland)

Karim (35), traumatised by the Syrian war, embarks on a mental journey in search of forgiveness.

Directed by: Ziad Kalthoum

Montreal

(Jordan)

An expat boy's adventure with an old man at a crusade castle along its mountains, myths and ruins.

Directed by: Ameen Nayfeh

Night Courier

(Saudi Arabia)

Fahad ends up in possession of 6 crates of illicit alcohol in a city of hidden delights and dangers.

Directed by: Ali Kalthami

Passing Dreams

(Palestine, United Kingdom)

Sami, a 12 years old boy, takes us on a journey in Palestine in search for his missing bird.

Directed by: Rashid Masharawi

The Seasons of Jannet

(Tunisia, Luxembourg)

Jannet, a factory worker, struggles to save the textile factory from bankruptcy.

Directed by: Mehdi Hmili

Zaïria

(Democratic Republic of the Congo)

As the war decimates Kisangani, a courageous mother braves all dangers to protect her 4 children.

Directed by: Machérie Ekwa

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