Opening the second edition of the RedSeaIFF is What’s Love Got to Do with It? Sliding between London and Lahore, love and friendship, tradition and iconoclasm, the film is a cross-cultural British romantic comedy that follows a filmmaker who decides to document her best friend’s journey towards an arranged marriage. It stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Sajal Aly, Asim Chaudhry and Academy-Award winner Emma Thompson.
Sixteen of the most highly-anticipated film...
The Red Sea International Film Festival Box office is now open for all film screenings during the festival from 1st to 10th of December 2022. This year’s edition of the festival will showcase the best films from Saudi Arabia, the region and a carefully curated selection of acclaimed titles from around the world.
“FILM IS EVERYTHING”. A bold, cinematic, progressive and cultural ten-day Festival for film lovers, storytellers, and industry professionals from around the ...
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, the Better World Fund (BWF), a Paris-based non-profit organization raising awareness on critical global issues, will host a big event on “Climate, and Sustainable Living” during the Red Sea International Film Festival that will take place from 1 to 10 December in Jeddah, KSA.
The conference that will be held on December 6th and 7th at Jeddah Hilton and Hayy Jameel respectively invites people to a series of high-level events to discus...
The upcoming edition will present seven feature films and 18 short films from the country’s most innovative filmmakers
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) today announced the world premiere of seven new Saudi feature films and 18 Saudi short films within the 130 + strong film programme at the Festival, which is set to take place from 1-10 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. This exciting wave of filmmakers are leading a new generation...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), has today announced the 15-strong lineup of films set to compete in the Red Sea Competition at the second edition of the Festival. The selection of films celebrates the very best in filmmaking from both established and emerging filmmakers from the Arab region, Asia and Africa.
The exceptional lineup of films will compete for the Yusr Awards, launched to recognize and celebrate boldness and innovation in film. The films will be judged by a jur...
The Red Sea International Film Festival today announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with NEOM, with the agreement building on the success of last year’s inaugural edition. The continuation of the initiative will see a dedicated NEOM booth situated at the heart of the event’s Red Sea Souk, where industry professionals will learn first-hand about the development of media industries in NEOM.
The Red Sea Souk will feature pitching sessions, one-on-one meetings, screenings...
The Red Sea International Film Festival has announced that it is once again joining forces with MBC GROUP — the largest and leading media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Given the exceptional scope of this global cinematic event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this major partnership is of strategic importance to the Red Sea International Film Festival, which brings together and celebrates the best of local, Arab, and international cinema in Jeddah.
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The Red Sea Souk Project Market, the Red Sea Lodge, and the Work-In-Progress Showcase will offer first looks at 23 feature projects and 6 in-progress films from an array of talents from Africa, the Arab Region, and the Diaspora.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 27th October 2022: The Red Sea Souk, a crucial platform designed to discover and connect Arab and African filmmakers to the international film community, has announced its selection for the Red Sea Souk Project Market and the Work-In-Progr...
Film AlUla named Strategic Sponsor of the Festival’s second edition will present monetary awards for the Audience Award and the Best Saudi Film Award
The Red Sea International Film Festival today announced that Film AlUla, a film agency established to promote and support film and TV production in the County of AlUla situated in northwest Saudi Arabia, will strengthen its ties with the Festival as the newly appointed strategic sponsor of this year’s edition.
Film AlUla will presen...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), which will hold its second edition from 1-10 December, announced today the seven films making up its Red Sea: Treasures section.
Antoine Khalife, Director of Arab Programs & Film Classics of the RedSeaIFF said: “Red Sea: Treasures is a celebration of some of the iconic and widely acclaimed cinematic storytelling ever to grace the screen. I’m thrilled that through the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, we have bee...
Photo: Kroka by Jordanian filmmaker Samer Battekhi
The second edition selection of the Red Sea Shorts in Competition present rarely-told, compelling stories of the lives of the people and places in the Arab World.
Red Sea: Shorts Competition, the exciting programming strand of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), today announced the first selection of its 13 strong programme of short films which represent Arab cinema at its most enthralling, poetic and ente...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) is proud to announce that VOX Cinemas, the dedicated cinema arm of Majid Al Futtaim, will be the Festival’s exclusive cinema partner for the second consecutive year. The strategic partnership underpins VOX Cinemas’ commitment to contribute to the prosperous future of the Kingdom and develop a sustainable film industry across the region.
VOX Cinemas will operate seven film theatres at Red Sea Mall in Jeddah, which will scr...
RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST SLATE OF FILMS FOR THE SECOND EDITION
New Saudi/New Cinema Shorts selection includes 16 films from future filmmakers of the flourishing industry and offers a glimpse into the rich culture of the Kingdom
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), which is set to take place from 1-10 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, today announced its first slate of films in the ground-breaking section &lsquo...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has partnered with Final Cut, the Venice Production Bridge programme that supports films in post-production from African and the Middle East nations of Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, which will hold its tenth edition at this year’s festival. Additionally, five films funded by RSIFF will be presented during the Venice Film Festival which runs from 31 August to 10 September. The 79th edition of the festival welcomes te...
Vanity Fair honours talents Haifaa al-Mansour, Ahd Kamel, Sumaya Rida, Kaouther Ben Hania, Hend Sabry and Dorra Zarrouk who are paving the way in the film industry
3 September 2022: The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) and Vanity Fair have come together to celebrate visionary female talent both on and behind the camera who are shaping the film industry and creating extraordinary stories that resonate with audiences around the world.
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THE SAUDI PRODUCER MOHAMMED AL TURKI APPOINTED AS CEO OF THE RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
Mohammed Al Turki in Cannes Celebration of Women in Cinema’ gala Photo Getty Images
The Red Sea Film Foundation, an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting film culture in Saudi Arabia has today announced that Chairman of the Committee Mohammed Al Turki has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation.
Al Tu...
Red Sea International Film Festival ‘Celebration of Women in Cinema’ at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival on the grounds of the magnificent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes.
The ‘Celebration of Women in Cinema’ gala event recognises and celebrates female filmmakers and acting talent’s incredible work being showcased on the Festival circuit. This is central to the Red Sea’s mission to empower talented women both in front and behin...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) is proud to support the eighth edition of the Saudi Film Festival in the Eastern city of Dhahran, KSA. The festival took place from the 2nd to the 9th of June 2022, at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra). The Saudi Film Festival is the original pioneer of cinema and a strong advocate of the film industry in Saudi Arabia, nurturing a selection of talented filmmakers over the past eight editions. The partnership is in line with the ...
Over 30,000 filmgoers turned out along with 3,115 registered professionals for the 10-day celebration and industry networking
The Red Sea International Film Festival has confirmed the second edition will take place from 1-10 December 2022. The successful inaugural edition presented 138 films to over 30,000 filmgoers and 3,115 film professionals, media and students who came out in force to mark the landmark Festival.
Over the 10 days of the Festival, screenings w...
Emmanuel Itier wears many hats: he is a producer, actor, director, and writer (for filmfestivals.com, Allo Cine...) he is also starting a career in politics, running for Presidency in France.
Actress Karam Taher Emmanuel Itier and Darin J. Sallam - director
Samir Nasr
Sara Mester
Fatima al-banawi
Jawaher alamri et Hind Alfahhad
Yamina Benguigui
Haifaa Al-Mansour
He has directed the films Tell me no Lies, Scarecro...
‘FARHA’ AT RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Actress Karam Taher and Darin J. Sallam - director
Interview by Emmanuel Itier for filmfestivals.com
How can one not be touched by directorial tour de force from Darin J. Sallam: ‘FARHA’ (https://redseafilmfest.com/en/our-films/page/8/?f...
RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL
‘SHARAF’
Interview with Samir Nasr (Director) by Emmanuel Itier
Samir Nasr in peace with Emmanuel Itier
SHARAF, based on Sonallah Ibrahim’s famous novel, is the story of a modern Candide in a dystopian Arab World.
He is one of the millions of poor guys, who long for a better future.
When he kills a man in self-defence he has to wake up from his dreams of wealth and consumption. The microcosm of prison mirrors the complex situation of Ara...
RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2021
‘HUDA’S SALON’
With: Actress Manal Awad (“Huda”) and director Hany Abu-Assad
Interview by Emmanuem Itier for filmfestivals.com
Another quite shocking film to discover at The Red Sea International Film Festival was ‘Huda’s Salon’, a co-production between Palestine, Egypt, Qatar and The Netherlands. What a fantastic international collaboration to bring to light the nightmare of a young woman caught up between ...
RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2021
“BECOMING”
Interview with Directors: Hind Alfahhad, Jowaher Alamri, Sara Mesfer et Fatima Al-Banawi
Jawaher Alamri, Emmanuel Itier, Hind Alfahhad
Interview by Emmanuel Itier for filmfestivals.com
If there was one movie not to miss at The Red Sea International Film Festival of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia It is: ‘Becoming’ (https://redseafilmfest.com/en/films/becoming/ ). Not only this is the first Saudi movie combining the enlightening vi...
“The concert is set to be on January 7, 2022. Start the new year off in style at this fantastic concert”
The Saudi Artist Abdulrahman Mohammed is set to take the stage at Maraya in AlUla performing his experimental project "The Hope Will Never End" on January 7, 2022.
An improvisational composer, independent, experimental singer and musician, Abdulrahman Mohammed's passion lies in creating Arabic improvisational composing, combing it wit...
