Red Sea fund
Supporting Development, Production, and Post-Production of Arab and African Films
The Red Sea Fund operates in four cycles: one covering projects in development, one for production, and two for post-production. In 2021, the Fund financed 94 films, and 71 films in 2022. This year, the Fund is proud to be supporting 41 films so far, and counting…
Additionally, the Fund has launched a number of initiatives that aim to support the industry. The Fund Magazine is a yearly newsletter that showcases the achievements and successes of the funded projects, highlighting their stories and the awards they reap. The yearly Fund gala dinner is a yearly gathering during the Festival for all the Fund winners to celebrate their successes. The Fund Session is a panel discussion with the Fund team that is held to provide insights and answer questions related to the Fund cycles and its general activities. And finally, the Fund Tutorials; informative, insightful videos made by the Fund team to help filmmakers through the process of filling out their applications when submitting their projects.
100+ Projects, with 14 million US Dollars grants.
The Red Sea Fund is unleashing the biggest funding boost for the industry this year. Backing 100+ directors to bring their vision on the big screen, with grants totaling 14 million US dollars – supporting film projects from development to post-production.
Documentary, fiction, animation – episodic, shorts, and features – the Fund is looking out for filmmakers and the new exciting wave of films from the region, from development to post-production.
Development Fund
Backing your film from treatment to production-ready scripts and concepts.
Feature-length (60-minutes or more) fiction, documentary or animation projects from directors of Arab nationality/origin and African nationality;
Episodic projects (25–59 minutes per episode) from directors of Arab nationality/origin and African nationality;
Short fiction, documentary, or animation (less than 60 minutes) projects from Saudi directors.
Post-Production Fund
Got a rough-cut ready? Still looking for financing? The Red Sea Fund can support you with a post-production grant to get your film completed and ready for distribution and exhibition.
Feature-length (60-minutes or more) fiction, documentary or animation projects from directors of Arab nationality/origin and African nationality.
Production Fund
Backing the financing, for films ready to proceed to production.
Feature-length (60-minutes or more) fiction, documentary or animation projects from directors of Arab nationality/origin and African nationality;
Episodic projects (25–59 minutes per episode) from directors of Arab nationality/origin and African nationality;
Short fiction, documentary, or animation (less than 60 minutes) projects from Saudi directors.
Projects
The Mother of All Lies
Director:
Asmae El Moudir
Producer:
Asmae El Moudir – Mark Lotfy
(Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar)
Four Daughters
Director:
Kaouther Ben Hania
Producer:
Habib Attia – Nadim Cheikhrouha
(France, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Tunisia)
Inshallah A boy
Director:
Amjad Al Rasheed
Producer:
Rula Nasser
(Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia and Qatar)
Mandoob
Director:
Ali Kalthami
Producer:
Abdulrahman Jarash – Chawki Knis – Alaa Faden
(Saudi Arabia)
Goodbye Julia
Director:
Mohamed Kordofani
Producer:
Amjad Abu Alala
(Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Egypt, France and Sweden)
Hounds
Director:
Kamal Lazraq
Producer:
Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
(France, Morocco, Belgium and Qatar)
Omen
Director:
Baloji
Producer:
Sebastien Onoma
(Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Netherlands, Germany and South Africa)
Slave
Director:
Mansour Assad
Producer:
Lina Abdulaziz – Faisal Baltyuor – Abdulaziz Almowani – Mansour Assad
(Saudi Arabia)
Backstage
Director:
Afef Ben Mahmoud – Khalil Benkirane
Producer:
Khalil Benkirane – Afef Ben Mahmoud
(Morocco, Tunisia, Belgium and France)
Behind the Mountains
Director:
Mohamed Ben Attia
Producer:
Lorenzo Rapetti – Paolo Maria Spina – Dora Bouchoucha – Lina Chaabane Menzli – Jean Pierre Et Luc Dardenne – Nadim Cheikhrouha – Delphine Tomson – Giovanni Robbiano
(Tunisia, France, Belgium, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Qatar)
Banel and Adama
Director:
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Producer:
Margaux Juvénal – Maud Leclair-Névé
(France, Senegal and Mali)
FARHA
(Jordan, Sweden)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Darin J. Sallam
THE SEA AHEAD
(France, Lebanon, USA, Belgium, Qatar)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Ely Dagher
COMMUNION
(Tunisia)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Nejib Belkadhi
TAKE ME TO THE CINEMA
(Iraq, Egypt)
Feature Documentary
Directed by: Albaqer Jaafar
SOULA
(Algeria)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Salah Issaad
QUAREER
(Saudi Arabia)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Ragheed Al Nahdi, Norah Almowald, Ruba Khafagy, Fatma Alhazmi, Noor Alameer
LIFE SUITS ME WELL
(Morocco, France)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Al Hadi Ulad-Mohand
RECOVERY
(Palestine)
Feature Documentary
Directed by: Rashid Masharawi
ROUTE 10
(Saudi Arabia)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Omar Naim
BASMA
(Saudi Arabia, Egypt)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Fatima Al-Banawi
I AM ARZE
(Lebanon)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Mira Shaib
INSHALLAH A BOY
(Jordan)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Amjad Alrasheed
THE ARABIC INTERPRETER
(Iraq, Germany, Qatar)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Ali Kareem
THE WIND ALSO SINGS
(Lebanon, Tunisia)
Fiction Feature
Directed by: Hadi Ghandour