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Red Sea Souk Awards

Red Sea Fund

All selected projects will compete for jury-granted awards offered by the Red Sea Fund. The awards are:

  • Red Sea Souk Post-Production Award with a grant of $40,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk WIP Jury
    Winner: “Guria” by Levan Koguashvili
  • Red Sea Souk Jury prize Post-Production Award with a grant of $15,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk WIP jury
    Winner: “Fuxi” by Qiu JiongJiong
  • Red Sea Souk Jury Special Mention Award with a grant of $20,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
    Winner: “Tahmina” by Aboozar Amini
  • Red Sea Souk Development Award with a grant of $30,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
    Winner: “Watch it Burn” by Makbul Mubarak
  • Red Sea Souk Production Award with a grant of $75,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
    Winner: “Robbing Beirut” by Katia Jarjoura
  • Red Sea Labs Awards for four Lodge Projects in development or production totalling $180,000:
    • $20,000 Red Sea Labs Jury Special Mention Award for a Red Sea Lodge project
      Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
      Winner: “Close Rose Close” by Rulan Hasan
    • $40,000 Red Sea Labs Production Award for a Red Sea Lodge project
      Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
      Winner: “The Silent Ones” by Jawahine Zentar
    • $50,000 Red Sea Labs Production Award for a Red Sea Lodge project
      Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
      Winner: “Pepo Kali” by Lydia Matata
    • $70,000 Red Sea Labs Production Award for a Red Sea Lodge project
      Awarded by Red Sea Souk Projects in Development Jury
      Winner: “Blue Card” by Mahamed Al’Omda
  • Red Sea SeriesLab Award with a grant of $10,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk SeriesLab Jury
    First winner: “Cold Case One” ($5,000) written by Nithin Lukose and Hari Kirishnan
    Second winner: “Generation A” ($5,000) written by Mona Ombogo
  • Red Sea SeriesLab Award with a grant of $10,000
    Awarded by Red Sea Souk SeriesLab Jury
    Winner: “Saria Othman Needs No Man” ($10,000) written by Estephan Khattar

Souk Award Partners

AMBIENT LIGHT

One cash and one in-kind award with the equivalent value of $20,000 for the following:

  • Ambient Light is offering one cash award of $10,000 for a Project in Development
    Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Only Human” by Karim Ghorayeb and George Barbari
  • A2J is offering one in-kind award with a value of $10,000 for post-production services to a Works-in-Progress project
    Winner: “A Winner Is Seen at the Start” by Zhannat AlShanova.

ARAB CINEMA CENTER

Two in-kind awards consisting of:

  • Arab Cinema Center Award for the producer of one Saudi project to participate in the 2025 Rotterdam Lab
    Winner: “Do Re Mimi”
    Producer: Jawaher Alamri
  • Arab Cinema Center Award for the producer of one Arab project to participate in the 2025 Rotterdam Lab
    Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Only Human”
    Producer: Christelle Younes

ART

Two cash awards for Arab world distribution rights consisting of:

  • ART Award for one Saudi Project with a Production Grant $50,000 for a Project in Development or Production
    Winner: “I Didn’t Sign Up for This” by Lana Komsany
  • ART Award for one Arab Project with a Production Grant $50,000 for a Project in Development or Production
    Winner: “Holy Cow” by Asmae El Moudir

BEST MEDIA PRODUCTION

One cash award for a project in development or production:

  • Best Media Production Award for one project with an amount of $10,000
    Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Only Human” by Karim Ghorayeb, George Peter Barbari

CNC

  • One cash award for a Project in Development CNC Award for one project with an amount of $8,500 (€8,000 equivalent)
    Winner: “Holy Cow” by Asmae El Moudir

FILMMORE

One in-kind award for a Works-in-Progress film consisting of:

  • Full Digital Intermediate for a feature film worth the equivalent of $32,500
    Winner: “Fuxi” by Qiu JiongJiong

Freshly Ground Stories

Two in-kind business and legal affairs awards for projects in development providing:

  • Professional business and legal support for each project up to a 12 month period across for any stage in the production cycle, each worth the equivalent of $5,000
    Winner: “Holy Cow” by Asmae El Moudir

    Winner: “Assa, A Fish in a Bowl” by Dahlia Nemlich

IMPRONTA Films

One in-kind consultancy award for a documentary project consisting of:

  • Four consultancy sessions over a 12 month period worth the equivalent of $10,000

    Winner: “Farouk” by Halkawt Mustafa

ITHRA

One cash award for a Project in Development or Production

  • Ithra Award for one Saudi project with an amount of $13,333 (equivalent of SAR 50,000)
    Winner: “Hadd” by Jamal Kutbi

MAD SOLUTIONS

One conditional cash award for a Project in Development or Production or a Works-in-Progress

  • MAD Solutions Award with an amount of $50,000 for worldwide distribution rights
    Winner: “Do Re Mimi” by Fatima Albanawi

MBC Academy/Shahid

Three conditional cash awards with the acquisition of Arab world distribution rights

  • $40,000 for a Saudi project in development
    Winner: “Hadd” by Jamal Kutbi
  • $20,000 for a project in development or production or post-production
    Winner: “Close Rose Close” by Rulan Hasan
  • $20,000 for a project in development or production or in post-production phase
    Winner: “Blue Card” by Mohamed Al’Omda

OTICONS

One in- kind award consisting of:
  • The Oticons Award offers an in-kind grant worth up to $10,000 to support one of the selected Works-in-Progress (WiP) projects through the Film Music Services provided by the Oticons film music agency including a range of services tailored to the project’s specific musical needs. Winner: “Fuxi” by Qiu JiongJiong

ROTANA STUDIOS

One cash and three in-kind awards consisting of:

  • $50,000 cash award for an Arab film
    Winner: “Close Rose Close” by Rulan Hasan
  • Two in-kind awards valued at $50,000 each in the form of distribution fees waiver for two Arab projects to be distributed by Rotana Studios
    Winner: “Blue Card” by Mohamed Al’Omda
    Winner: “Close Rose Close” by Rulan Hasan
  • One in-kind award valued at $25,000 in the form of free inclusion in content development lab Rotana-Sard for 6 months for a Saudi project
    Winner: “Do Re Mimi” by Fatima Albanawi

SHIFT STUDIOS

Three in-kind awards consisting of:

  • Two promotion packages for two different Works-in-Progress films each worth the equivalent of $12,000
    Winner: “I Didn’t Sign Up for This” by Lana Komsany.
    Winner: “Do-Re-Mimi” by Fatima Albanawi
  • One full DCP package for an additional Works-in-Progress film worth the equivalent of $8,000
    Winner: “Blue Card” by Mohamed Al’Omda

TITRAFILM

One in-kind award consisting of:

  • The TITRAFILM Post-Production Services Award, valued at $10,000 for a Works-in-Progress project
    Winner: “Allah Is Not Obliged” by Zaven Najjar

الشروط والأحكام المتعلقة بتذاكر أفلام المهرجان

• التذاكر غير قابلة للاستبدال أو الاسترجاع، ولا يجوز إعادة بيعها.
• يُضمن حجز المقعد حتى 15 دقيقة قبل موعد بدء العرض أو الندوة.
• يُسمح بدخول المتأخرين وفق تقدير إدارة القاعة.
• يرجى العلم أن البرامج والجداول والمواقع قابلة للتغيير.
• قد يُطلب إظهار ما يثبت العمر في الأفلام المقيّدة بفئة عمرية محددة.
• يُمنع منعًا باتًا استخدام أجهزة التسجيل أو التصوير في جميع العروض والندوات.
• يمكن لحاملي الشارات إلغاء حجز التذاكر حتى 60 دقيقة قبل موعد العرض عبر التطبيق أو الموقع الإلكتروني أو من خلال شبّاك التذاكر.
• التذاكر غير المُلغاة وغير المستخدمة تُحتسب تحت حكم عدم الحضور .

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