A total of 12 projects have been selected for the eight-month programme that will seek to mentor Saudi and Arab directors, producers and writers to develop inventive feature films.
The theme of the fest’s first edition Metamorphosis celebrates cinema’s ability to adapt to post-industrial, digital new normal and as an interface between Saudi Arabia and the world.
The Lodge will see production grants of $100,000 awarded to two films and offer expanded mentoring and training programmes.
The masterclass will kick-start a three-day retrospective of Beshara's acclaimed films that will take place across Saudi Arabia in Dharan, Jeddah and Riyadh from December 14 to 16.
The 11 selected films will screen online over the course of two weeks, starting from today until November 30 on the Red Sea Film Festival’s YouTube channel.
The applicants will get access to three days of technical workshops and mentorship before the 48-hour shoot which will take place from October 22 to 24.
The festival, was set to kick off on March 12-21 in Jeddah, has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.
Stone will also present a classic film that inspired him, "Z by Costa Gavras", a film about a Greek progressive deputy who is assassinated.
The film festival, which will open in Jeddah on March 12, 2020, will see the film compete in the festival’s IN COMPETITION category.
The Saudi-based festival, will select a Cairo Film Connection project from the fiction projects to attend the inaugural Project Market of the Red Sea Souk from March 13-16, 2020.
The Yusr Awards offer cash prizes totaling $250,000 in diverse fields, including directing, screenwriting, and acting. The awards are designed to recognize daring, elevate new voices, and encourage film culture ...
The initiative will support filmmakers Fares Qodus and Mohammad Alhelail to produce feature-length films, "The Book of Sun" and "Forty Years and a Night".
