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.
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:
Producer:
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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)