Red Sea film festival amps up star power
Renowned actors Aamir Khan and Emily Blunt will be celebrated as Red Sea Honourees while Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Olivia Wilde and Michelle Yeoh will attend the In Conversation ...
Renowned actors Aamir Khan and Emily Blunt will be celebrated as Red Sea Honourees while Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Olivia Wilde and Michelle Yeoh will attend the In Conversation ...
Culture Square's Center for Performing Arts and Cinema will feature an 868-seat theatre, five cinema halls, and a cinematheque among other facilities.
The festival plays a major role in showcasing and promoting Moroccan films and directors.
Prestigious speakers for In Conversation With strand and Souk Talents programme to include Andrew Garfield, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Michael Mann and Eva Longoria
The Saudi pavilion will serve as a central hub, inviting global industry experts and investors to connect with Saudi filmmakers, showcase the Kingdom’s cinematic talent, and explore Saudi Arabia's potential ...
Lee will also participate in the Festival’s In Conversation strand, which welcomes industry luminaries from all over the world to share insights and have meaningful discussions about their practice, passions ...
Spanning 11 countries, Arab Cinema Week Volume 3 proudly spotlights women’s voices both in front of and behind the camera, with nearly 50% of the films created by female filmmakers.
With films such as Hussein Fawzi’s 'Bread and Salt', Sherif Arafa's 'Smile the Photo Comes Out Better' and Ali Badrakhan’s 'Shafika and Metwali', the Festival will honour Egypt's rich cinematic ...
The selected projects, vying for the coveted Yusr Awards, include all cinematic forms, from narrative to animation and documentary, featuring films from Asia, Africa, and across the Arab world.
'My Driver and I' was supported by the Cairo Film Connection, the UK Global Screen Fund, and the Red Sea Film Foundation.
The 'Arab Spectacular' programme this year is a vibrant showcase of innovative storytelling that reflects both the cultural heritage and contemporary experiences of the region.
This year’s event is dedicated to empowering Arab women by highlighting their stories and addressing the stereotypes that misrepresent their roles and ambitions in society.
The Film AlUla Audience Award and Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award aim to raise the bar for artistic excellence while fostering a deeper connection between filmmakers and their audiences.
The segments unveils a spectrum of unique cinematic works highlighting creative perspectives from Arab and international talent.
Cairo Film Connection (CFC) has announced the selected projects for its 10th edition, which will take place from November 17 to 20, 2024, on the sidelines of the 45th Cairo ...
The winning films include 'The Sun Sets on Beirut', 'The Last Winter' and 'Vibrations for Gaza'.
CineHouse will screen a curated and regularly updated program of local and international films showcasing indie cinema classics from across the Arab world.
The lineup includes shorts from Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan.
The 6th edition of the programme is open for submissions from aspiring filmmakers across MENA. It enables participants to develop their projects into full feature scripts with the help of ...
CineGouna Market provides a platform for filmmakers to connect, share ideas, and showcase their work.
The fourth edition of the fest has selected 15 short films from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morrocco, Egypt and beyond.
The initiative was discussed at the Busan Asian Contents and Film Market segment held at the ongoing Busan International Film Festival.
SFC aims to foster stronger cultural and cinematic ties between Saudi Arabia and South Korea while promoting creative collaboration at the festival.
The Shorts category of RSIFF showcases inspiring stories from the new wave of young talent and filmmakers rising in the Kingdom.
Officials from the foundation will participate in panel discussions and networking events.
Participants will also benefit from a two-week trip to Los Angeles, where they will attend workshops and take part in the Film Independent Forum.
'Mandoob' is co-written and directed by Ali Kalthami, marking his directorial debut.
Awards will be presented for the best short film, best documentary, best animated film, best actor and best director.
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
The two top teams will embark on a journey to France for an exclusive artist residency, with their films set to premiere at the fourth edition of Red Sea International ...
The five shorts is set to grace the screen at the Tripoli Film Festival, running until September 25.
Co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed, the film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
This year, CineGouna Market will be more focused on the MENA region’s production, and distribution companies.
The winning teams will be selected by a jury that includes Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, Saudi star Sara Taibah and French director and screenwriter Claude Mourieras.
The commission seeks to generate global interest in Saudi stories and productions while building connections with filmmakers around the world.
The Red Sea Film Foundation has teamed up with TIFF’s Conference Centre to host a panel on September 9, exploring the complexities of collaborating with the Arab world and the ...
'Aisha Can't Fly Away' becomes first Egyptian film to win La Biennale di Venezia Prize at Final-Cut in Venice
The docudrama, set in Lebanon, is a joint production between Lebanon, France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Red Sea Film Foundation has raft of activities at Venice Film Festival
The Commission’s participation in the festival includes organising a roundtable event titled 'Challenges Facing Modern and Emerging Archives in Particular.'
The film is an international co-production between France, Tunisia, Germany and Saudi Arabia.
All selected projects will compete for the Red Sea Souk cash awards provided by the Red Sea Fund and awarded by the Project Market juries.
The festival will showcase films from a diverse range of countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, France, Brazil, Japan, Sudan, Palestine, Oman and India, among others.
'Norah', the first Saudi feature film shot entirely in AlUla with an all-Saudi cast and over 40% Saudi crew, is among the films selected to be screened at the festival.
Recently, Al-Turki stepped down as CEO of Red Sea Film Foundation to focus on personal projects and further his career as an independent film producer and businessman.
The deadline for submissions is August 21, 2024.
In 2019, Hamed served as the head of the Short Film Competition jury at the El Gouna Film Festival.
Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a ...
The winners of this competition will be announced on September 19, 2024.
Films participating in the event will vie for the Yusr Awards.
Co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed, the film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
Applications are open until August 10 for Saudi women aged 21 and above.
The winning teams will be selected by a jury that includes Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, Saudi star Sara Taibah and French director and screenwriter Claude Mourieras.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The work-in-progress copies of the seven selected films will play to producers, buyers, distributors, post-production companies and festival programmers.
The AIFF's partners have granted awards, both in-kind and in cash, totaling $200,000 to the winners.
Co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed, the film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Mohamed Kordofani both wrote and directed the film, which is a collaborative effort among talents from Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France and Egypt.
A jury of five cinema professionals will select the winning projects and grant them cash and in-kind awards on July 9.