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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