The third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) will run in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from November 30 till December 9, 2023.
The inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival took place from December 6 -15, 2021 with live dailies on filmfestivals.com.
The Red Sea International Film Festival brings the best in Arab and World Cinema to Jeddah Old Town. The Festival showcases exciting new films on the Saudi big-screen, alongside retrospective programs celebrating the masters of cinema, the latest Saudi films, and feature and short film competitions. There are also industry events and workshops nurturing the next generation of talent.
In ‘Celebration of Women in Cinema’, the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), hosted a gala event this evening at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival on the grounds of the magnificent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes.
RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
By Emmanuel Itier
Yamina Benguigui (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamina_Benguigui ) is truly a force of nature in France. She is a very respected filmmaker as well as a political voice whose visions bring changes to this world. Therefore, this was not a surprise that the first edition of The Red Sea International Film Festival ( https://redseafilmfest.com/en/ ) selected her recent film ‘SISTERS’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch...
The Red Sea International Film Festival in partnership with VOX Cinemas, MBC GROUP, and Saudia Airlines today announced the winners of the Red Sea competition sections.
The 16 strong feature, 18 shorts selection and 21 ground-breaking global virtual reality experiences are a celebration of the most exciting, innovative new films and cinematic storytelling from established and emerging filmmakers from the Arab world and Africa.
The inaugural edition recognises the incredible range of talent wit...
Everything is back at the Vox Cinemas in Al Balad today – but that doesn’t mean it’s over! There are still more exciting films screening for the first time today, as well as loads of repeats so you can catch up on films you have missed. The jury is still working hard, watching the last of the films in competition before they meet to make their decisions on who will win the inaugural Red Sea Film Festival prizes…
Talent days starts today, and it provides ...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) today announced the winners of the Red Sea Souk Awards that featured four days of industry talks, workshops, an active project market and networking sessions. All films in the Red Sea Souk were deliberated on by two separate juries for the Project Market and the Works-in-Progress to grant the Red Sea Souk Awards. More than 700,000 USD were awarded to the projects selected in the Red Sea Souk Awards with funds provided by the Red Sea Fund as well as...
The film sector witnessed at the beginning of 2021 an artistic-commercial cooperation between two leading companies (Cinewaves Films) and (Film Clinic Indie Distribution), in pursuit of a wider spread of Arabic artwork in the Saudi market, the Middle East, and North Africa. A joint statement was issued by the distribution company (Cinewaves Films), represented by its chairman, Mr. Faisal Baltyour, And the production and distribution company (Film Clinic Indie
Distribution), represented ...
The Red Sea International Film Festival yesterday hosted a tribute talk with Egyptian icon Laila Eloui at VOX Cinemas Al Balad 1. The star of more than 70 movies including A Little Love Much Violence, and The Destiny ( AlMasser) by Youssef Chahine. Laila talked about her love of art and film that fuelled her career, and her strive to tell stories that concern the wider society in Egypt and the Arab world. Laila is renowned for being versatile in her roles and insightful portrayal of Arab women s...
Saturday, 11 December, PRESS JUNKETS:
Europa and Take Me To The Cinema Press Junkets: 11:00 - 13:00 - Al Rawasheen Press Centre
Ghodwa and Broken Keys Press Junkets: 14:00 - 16:00 - Al Rawasheen Press Centre
Champions, Route Ten and Rupture Press Junkets: 16:00 - 17:45 - Al Rawasheen Press Centre
TOMORROW’S IN CONVERSATION:
In Conversation with Hind Sabri: 16:30 - VOX Cinemas Al Balad 1
INDUSTRY SESSIONS
Red Sea Souk Award Ceremony:...
TALENT DAYS runs DECEMBER 12 — 13, 2021
Taking place on December 12-13, Talent Days is the opportunity to develop skills and insight to take projects to the next level, touching on everything from production to financing. Led by ind...
In collaboration with Art Jameel, the Red Sea International Film Festival is excited to invite you to an experience that’s out of this world!
Red Sea: Immersive is an exciting programme of virtual reality experiences, running from 7 to 15 December. Hosted at Jeddah’s new creative complex, Hayy Jameel, Red Sea: Immersive features an array of award-winning international artists and directors, presenting 21 projects from 23 countries. The selection includes 13 of the most sig...
VIDEO: The Telfaz 11 Diner party during RSIFF
Telfaz 11 held a garden diner reception in a gallery in Jeddah, you can meet them at the Souk where they have a booth. Telfaz11 is a creative media production company with offices in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, specializing in locally-relevant entertainment content from the Middle East. Combining narratives drawn from local culture with elements of comedy and drama that resonate strongly with both regional and global aud...
Fridays on our minds – and for most badge-holders, it’s a morning off! For those at the Souk, however, the day starts earlier. Everybody is back at full swing in the afternoon, with still more great films to see. Don’t worry: the shuttles are running all afternoon, between the venues in Al Balad and the Red Sea mall. There is also a shuttle from Al Balad to Hayy Jameel, where Red Sea Immersive will open and close later than on previous days.
Welcome to the So...
Telfaz 11 held a garden diner reception in a gallery in Jeddah, you can meet them at the Souk where they have a booth.
Telfaz11 is a creative media production company with offices in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, specializing in locally-relevant entertainment content from the Middle East. Combining narratives drawn from local culture with elements of comedy and drama that resonate strongly with both regional and global audiences, Telfaz1...
A few shots from my daily visits to al balad!
Al-Balad (Arabic: البلد) is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Balad can literally be translated as "The Town." Balad is the historic center of the City of Jeddah. Al-Balad was founded in the 7th century and historically served as the centre of Jeddah.
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Guests of the festival were transported to the rooftop diner reception at ATHR Gallery.
I have been treated with a quick visit to the installed works of art.
ATHR Gallery is proud to present its 7th edition of YSA – “From the Form of Spirit to the Spirit of Form” Exhibition. In this year’s edition of YSA, we join the nationwide celebration of the significance of Arabic calligraphy, and for the first time, opened our call for submissions to the Arab ...
NEOM MEDIA HUB
NEOM is the cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 that plans for the future of the Kingdom. NEOM’s focus is to become the regional epicenter of media industries, offering an unparalleled environment for content creation and establishing itself amongst elite global media hubs. NEOM is creating a new center for the region’s media and creative industries. It will deliv...
With the Red Sea International Film Festival well under way and the Red Sea Souk in full swing, we are expanding the number of cinemas showing films. From today, the Vox Cinemas at the Red Sea Mall will become part of the festival. That means loads more fabulous films. All day! To make it more manageable, there are shuttle services running between the venues in Al Balad and the Red Sea mall. There is also a shuttle from Al Balad to Hayy Jameel, where Red Sea Immersive is still bloinw minds. Your...
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as Everybody's Fine, The Legend of 1900, Malèna, Baarìa and The Best Offer. Probably his most noted film is Cinema Paradiso, for which Tornatore won the&nbs...
Moments from the Cyrano Red Carpet Premiere in London, simulteneous to RSIFF opening: the cast could not fly to Jeddah (COVID) and attend the festival but sent us this video.
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The beautiful evening ended in high volume!. (we could hear the beat from the cinema ...)
Held at nearby South Park Al Balad, with Wyclelf Jean, Haitian singer (former member of FUGEES) and Artbat DJ duo from Kiev (Artur and Batish).
What a night!
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AKSHAY KUMAR IN CONVERSATION AT THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) in partnership with VOX Cin Akshay Kumar. The in conversation emas, MBC GROUP and Saudia Airlines today welcomed actor, producer and stuntman Akshay Kumar. The in conversation was hosted by the Festival’s Director of International Programming Kaleem Aftab at the Festival in Jeddah’s UNESCO World Heritage Site old-town (Al Balad), nestled on the eastern shore of...
Jack Lang is a former minister of culture in France, currently President of L' Institut du Monde Arabe since 2013
Born in 1939, Jack Lang graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies and has a PhD in Law. Professor of Public Law and Political Science, he was the Dean of Nancy’s Law Faculty and taught Public Law.
In 1963, he created and became the Director of the International University Theatre Festival in Nancy before taking over as Director of the Chaill...
Today is the first day of the Red Sea Souk, with the Video Pitch of 23 projects as our opening event for registered Souk participants.
It’s also another exciting day at the festival itself, with a special celebration of women in cinema including an “In conversation” meeting with Haifaa Al Mansour, whose film Wadjda was the first feature to be shot in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and went on win numerous international awards, including the BAFTA for the best film in a languag...
