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Red Sea International Film Festival announces up to three million dollars in cash prizes, mentoring, and production funds
$350,000 in cash prizes to be awarded at the Red Sea International Film Festival. Bait Al Montage post-production fund of $100,000. Up to $3,000,000 in support for emerging Arab talent, including $1,000,000 towards the Red Sea Lodge, $1,000,000 towards the Tamheed Fund. Competition to design the Golden Yusr Trophy. The [...]
Film Submissions Open for the Inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival
Submissions open until November 15, 2019, for the inaugural Festival March 12–21, 2020 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2019: Submissions are open for the inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival. Entries are invited from September 17, 2019, until November 15, 2019, for a program presenting a distinctive selection of international, Ara
Red Sea International Film Festival announces 12 projects selected for development at the Red Sea Lodge
Projects selected by an international committee from over 120 submissions 12 teams of filmmakers from across the Arab world to undergo intensive development workshops in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab Production funding totaling one million dollars available for two projects 30 September 2019, Jeddah: The Red Sea International Film Festival has announced t
Red Sea International Film Festival partners with Cairo International Film Festival to support Arab filmmakers
The Saudi-based festival will select a Cairo Film Connection project from the fiction projects-in-development category to attend the inaugural Project Market of the Red Sea Souk from March 13-16, 2020 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 22 November, 2019: The Red Sea International Film Festival will award an opportunity to a team of Arab filmmakers attending the [...]
Red Sea Film Festival restores two rare films by late Saudi photographer Safouh Naamani.
Restored version of “The Pilgrimage to Mecca” (1963), and “Glimpses of Jeddah”; a film composed of archival footage starting from 1954, will both premiere at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival, March 12-21, 2020. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 18, 2019 – The Red Sea International Film Festival will honor Saudi photographer and cinematographer Safo
Five Saudi women directors working on ‘Untitled Omnibus Feature’ introduced, with project set for world premiere at inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival
Five Saudi women directors working on ‘Untitled Omnibus Feature’ introduced, with project set for world premiere at inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival Funded by the Red Sea International Film Festival, the film furthers the Festival’s commitment to daring new work by Saudi auteurs, supporting women in the creative industries with roles in all stag
48 Hr Film Challenge
What a difference a day (or two) makes! Could you write, produce and shoot a short film in just 48 hours? 2020 has been a bust. Stuck at home, with routines and habits we’d rather forget. And time has stood still. Challenging aspiring filmmakers to a creative experiment, Alliance Française, the Consulate general of France [...]
Khairy Beshara: Retrospective
Previous Next Renewing cinema through plots, stories, and performances – encounter the eternal innovator Khairy Beshara through a masterclass and screening program This month, meet and learn from a renegade Egyptian filmmaker in the Khairy Beshara Retrospectives Masterclass Enjoy his classic films in their original glory – remastered by the Red Sea Internati
Mc with Marwan Hamed
Previous Next The first in a series, award-winning filmmaker Marwan Hamed delivered a masterclass at the Saudi Art Council in November 2019. The session explored the art of storytelling, raising finance, and creating a successful film with a distinctive Arab identity – all through the lens of his rich experience. Marwan Hamed is an Egyptian director and prod
Tajreeb screenings
Films in our Tajreeb Screenings series are at the intersection of punk and filmmaking. 12 films have been selected to showcase the dynamism, creativity and originality of young Saudi filmmakers. These films are diverse in genre, form, length, and subject matter but are all connected with a common theme of inspiring change from within. Screened for [...]