Red Sea Fund to open submissions for second cycle on April 6
Saudi filmmakers, who have taken part in previous funding cycles, are also eligible to submit their short films for consideration for funds.
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Saudi filmmakers, who have taken part in previous funding cycles, are also eligible to submit their short films for consideration for funds.
With filming underway in Badjdah, Neom, 'Within Sand' is set to release in November 2022.
Two projects will receive $100,000 production grants at the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in December.
The first of four funding cycles for 2022 has now opened for post-production.
The first edition of the festival featured 138 films and shorts from 67 countries in 34 languages, with female directors representing 38% of the slate.
In cooperation with TorinoFilmLab, Red Sea Lodge seeks to empower cinematic talents to launch and succeed in the film industry.
Saudi Arabia is teeming with film festivals, live performances, concerts, and film production, among other things.
The film will release across the Gulf region on December 23 and worldwide on December 24.
A bespoke platform will be launched with the first applications expected to start coming in during Q1 2022.
Sixteen features, 18 shorts and 21 immersive virtual reality films were in the running for the awards across three categories.
The four-day event presented 23 projects in development, including 12 Red Sea Lodge projects, 11 Red Sea Souk projects, and five films in post-production.
The film will have its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival.
Under the partnership, SRMG platforms will feature editorial and advertising content of the film festival.
The initiative aims to foster homegrown talent and showcase untold stories on the big screen.
He was appointed in June this year as artistic director for the festival, taking over from Saudi filmmaker Mahmoud Sabbagh.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
In the Souk area, six exhibitors will offer activities, including MBC, Telfaz11, Nstars, Effat University, SAIP, and MAD Celebrity.
The film festival starts today, December 6, and will screen films from 67 countries in 34 languages.
Nasr penned the script along with Sonallah Ibrahim, based on the novel of the same name by Sonallah Ibrahim.
The festival will screen 135 films, 38% of which are directed by women.
Among the projects receiving funding, 11 are from Africa, 60 are from the Arab world, and 26 are from Saudi Arabia.
Director Kabir Khan will be joined on the red carpet by Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and cricket legend Kapil Dev.
Among its members spanning four continents, the Red Sea: Features Competition jury will be chaired by Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore.
Tickets will be available for all film sections and special events.
The film will have its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which will take place from December 6-15.
The most significant VR works produced in 2021 will be presented in competition for the Golden Yusr Immersive Award, which includes a $10,000 prize.
In addition to the Arab premiere screenings, the festival will offer a wide range of activities and events geared towards younger attendees.
The inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will run in Jeddah, from December 6-15, 2021.
The festival will open with 'Cyrano' by British director Joe Wright and conclude with 'Bara El Manhag' by Egyptian director Amr Salama.
The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers or cast involved.
The films hail from Iraq, Algeria, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco.
The selected titles are part of the New Saudi/New Cinema Shorts programme, which showcases up-and-coming Saudi filmmakers.
The first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from December 6 to 15.
Ticket bundles are now available for purchase.
The Cinema Al-Hara initiative will run until October 30 in Jeddah.
The initiative will help support Arab and African filmmakers and offer them a platform to further develop and finance their projects and connect with the film industry.
The film festival will host a series of events in Venice, including a gala evening designed to celebrate women in cinema and their achievements in the industry.
Egyptian film critic Andrew Mohsen has been appointed as CIFF’s artistic director, working alongside festival president Mohamed Hefzy.
Three committees of industry professionals have been selected for each section of funding.
KSA’s Film AlUla has also announced new facilitates, which will accommodate 150 film crew and include production offices, recreational facilities and an outdoor cinema.
The two-day event will see premieres alongside short films in a programme of recent works by Saudi directors.
The event welcomes applications from Arab, Asian and African filmmakers to compete for the Yusr Awards.
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".
