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So cool to find Will Smith attending the third edition of RSIFF in Jeddah! I had the priviledge to work with him in Cannes and Deauvile Festival for ID4 a few years back! (I am trying to not remember my golf score when we played together! ...
Catherine Martin, one of the greatest costume designer in my opinion, multi-awarded for her work she has received 4 Oscars (and nine nominations). I(Bruno Chatelin) indirectly worked with her when I released Romeo and Juliet in France for Fox. She was in Jeddah for the third edition of RSIFF, in her masterclass she discussed many aspects of her amazing carreer including her latest contribution to Baz Luhrmann's films: ELVIS... Enjoy her elegant conversation. Catherine M...
Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) will host iconic actors Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick, Boom!, Hacksaw Ridge) In Conversation with Red Sea Film Festival CEO, Mohammed Al-Turki; and Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Dream Scenario) In Conversation with celebrated journalist Raya Abirached (“Scoop with Raya”). Thursday December 7th Timings: Andrew Garfield (14h00, Ritz Carlton Souk Cinema) Nicolas Cage (16h00, Ritz Carlt...
Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) hosted Decemeber 4 global megastar Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder, Rush) for a fireside chat In Conversation session with fellow Australian and current Red Sea IFF Jury President, writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann. After his massive success in the Marvel Universe franchise, Hemsworth teamed up with the Russo Brothers yet again for the Netflix original film Extraction making history for the streaming service. Bringing ...
On its third day, the Red Sea International Film Festival unfolded a diverse array of activities and films, marking a vibrant celebration of the cinematic arts. The event featured captivating seminars and dialogues with internationally acclaimed artist Will Smith and renowned Indian filmmaker Karan Johar. The grand screen witnessed exclusive screenings at both regional and international levels, including the world premiere of the documentary “Khalid El Sheikh: Between the Thorns of Art and...
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YOUR DAILY HIGHLIGHTS AND LINKS TO TONIGHT’S RED CARPET IN PICTURES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH: Arab Spectacular - THREE (18:20 - Red Sea Gala Theatre) Arab Spectacular - DAMMI and ORIGIN (21:25 - Red Sea Gala Theatre) IMAGE ACCESS: Please go to https://publicity.gettyimages.com/event/the-red-sea-international-film-festival-2023 to download high-res images from tonight’s event. MEDIA LINKS: Press Advisory Film Sc...
Vanity Fair Europe honours Egyptian Screen Icon Nabila Ebeid In celebration of female voices in film, the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) and Vanity Fair Europe hosted the 5th Women In Cinema Dinner event this evening, shining a light on the achievements of women both on and behind the camera who are helping shape the film industry and inspire a new generation of talent in Saudi Arabia, Africa, and India. This year, Red Sea IFF and Vanity Fair Europe honoured Nab...
MONDAY, 4TH DECEMBER PRESS JUNKETS DALMA Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens COPA 71 Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens ALIHOPA: THE DALKURD STORY Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens 24 HOURS WITH GASPAR Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens DONGA Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens IRAQ’S INVISIBLE BEAUTY Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens MANDOOB Press Junket: 14:00 - 16:00 - Fest...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas, NEOM and the MBC GROUP, welcomed cinema lovers and the global film community to its the third edition, which will run from 30 November - 9 December in Jeddah. Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN had its world premiere to kick off the festival, and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz...
Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) hosted a Special Presentation of The Absence of Eden tonight at its 3rd edition, with lead actor Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy), director Marco Perego, Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious), Garret Hedlund (Inside Llewyn Davis), and Naomi Campbell in attendance. The screening took place at the Ritz-Carlton in Jeddah. Producer Robert Kravis, Karl Herrmann, Julie Yorn, Marco Perego Cast Zoe Yadira Saldana Perego...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has appointed the full jury for the 2023 edition of the festival, which will be headed by internationally renowned writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, Moulin Rouge!). Lurhmann is joined on the Red Sea: Features jury by Swedish-American actor Joel Kinnaman (Silent Night, For All Mankind, Suicide Squad), BAFTA Award nominated actor Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Knight of Cups), Egyptian actor ...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has now revealed a plethora of special guests to appear In Conversation at the third edition of the Festival, running 30 November – 9 December. Throughout the ten days of premiere and gala screenings, industry panels and awards, will be a series of exclusive events featuring an inspiring and diverse collective of global, cinematic luminaries, with award-winning directors, actors and practitioners. The raft of A-list talent...
SATURDAY, 2ND DECEMBER PRESS CONFERENCES SHAMAREEKH Press Conference: 12:00 Ritz Carlton Press Conference Room ARAB STARS OF TOMORROW Press Conference: 14:00 Ritz Carlton Press Conference Room SATURDAY, 2ND DECEMBER PRESS JUNKETS DEAR JASSI Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens ANIMALIA Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens THIIIRD Press Junket: 11:00 - 12:30 - Festival Gardens&...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas, NEOM and the MBC GROUP, welcomed cinema lovers and the global film community to its the third edition, which will run from 30 November - 9 December in Jeddah. Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN had its world premiere to kick off the festival, and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas, NEOM and the MBC GROUP, welcomed cinema lovers and the global film community to its the third edition, which will run from 30 November - 9 December in Jeddah. Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN had its world premiere to kick off the festival, and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz L...
The Film AlUla Audience Award and Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award are designed to recognize and empower new filmmaking talents in the region The Red Sea Film Foundation announced today that Film AlUla will be the strategic sponsor of two awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Film AlUla Audience Award, based on public votes, and the Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award, which will recognize and reward Saudi filmmaking talent, supporting both the Saudi film industry a...
The Film AlUla Audience Award and Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award are designed to recognize and empower new filmmaking talents in the region The Red Sea Film Foundation today announced NEOM will be the Principal Sponsor of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), ahead of the event’s third edition beginning on 30 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The partnership, which includes the powering of key components of the festival including the Red Sea Souk and Tale...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has now announced the Red Sea: New Vision strand, bringing to the Festival a unique selection of creative direction from Arab and world cinema. Exciting new voices from the small screen are also represented with four new international television shows to preview in Red Sea: Series. The festival will also showcase a selection of films with Families and Children in mind, to excite the filmmakers and audienc...
The Arab Spectacular strand and the prestigious Red Sea: Competition strands now unveiled as part of the third edition of the Red Sea IFF The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has announced details of this year’s selection of films from Saudi Arabia, alongside the Arab Spectacular and Red Sea: Competition features strands. Collectively, these strands will showcase the rich and varied work by established and new filmmakers from the region, including documentaries ...
The third edition selection of the Red Sea International Film Festival Shorts Competition presents a kaleidoscope of international filmmakers’ work The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has selected an impressive programme of short films from African and Asian filmmakers operating across the globe as part of the Red Sea: Shorts Competition strand. With the third edition of the festival taking place from 30 November to 9 December in Jeddah, this selection of short...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has announced that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be Ferrari, the new biopic from maestro Michael Mann and starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Patrick Dempsey, as well as unveiling the International Spectacular line-up for its third edition, which selects cinema from around the globe and features celebrated auteurs and international filmmaking icons. This section showcases some of the mos...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) is delighted to reveal the World Premiere of HWJN (2023), directed by Yasir Al Yasiri as the Opening Night Gala of 2023. Adapted from the best-selling Young Adult fantasy novel by Ibraheem Abbas, HWJN combines Arabian folklore elements of fantasy, blended with modern themes that is sure to enthrall both regional and international audiences. A co-production from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and VOX Studio...
As further details of the Film Festival’s third edition are unveiled, hotly anticipated new titles are set to screen alongside classic cinema from across the globe, 30 November to 9 December Tickets to all screenings will be on sale from Sunday November 12 at 12 PM The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has now revealed the details of both this year’s Festival Favorites and Red Sea: Treasures strands, bringing together some of the best films made i...
Full details and project titles now confirmed for the Red Sea Souk Project Market, Work-in-Progress, 360° industry events, Networking Sessions and Talent Days, spanning the 2 – 7 December 2023 The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has revealed full details of the projects selected as part of this year’s Red Sea Souk Market which will run from 2-5 December, highlighting the diverse range of talent representing the MENA region’s bold n...
The Red Sea Film Foundation has partnered with leading news outlet Bloomberg to support its prestigious live media event ‘Bloomberg Screentime’ – a two-day summit covering the intersection of Hollywood and Silicone Valley with Bloomberg’s award-winning journalists gathering moguls, celebrities, and entrepreneurs already defining the next phase of pop culture. Bloomberg Screentime is hosting defining figures of popular culture – including Issa ...
Baz Lurhmann, Photo credit Hugh Stewart The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), today announced internationally renowned writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, Moulin Rouge!) will preside over the Festival’s Red Sea: Features Competition Jury this year. The third edition of the festival will take place from 30 November – 9 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. The legendary Academy Award® nominated au...
Calling Submissions Is Your Film in the Post-Production Phase and Needs Funding? The Red Sea Fund Has You Covered. Accepting applications from August 6 to August 21, 2023. The third edition of the Red Sea Fund is happy to announce the launch of Cycle 4 for the year 2023, dedicated to film projects in post-production. The Fund will be accepting submissions from Saudi, Arab, and African filmmakers, across a wide range of genres. Apply now and unlock new opportunities for your film. For mo...
RED SEA SOUK CALL FOR PROJECT MARKET AND WIP SHOWCASE IS OPEN APPLY HERE Deadline for Applications: August 18, 2023 The Red Sea Souk will take place at the Ritz Carlton in Jeddah, December 2—5 alongside the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Call is reserved solely for projects and films by directors of Arab or African nationality/origin. The Project Market will present a selection of ten to twelve projects in development or in production. The WIP Showcase w...
The Red Sea Fund has partnered with Film AlUla to offer a production grant for filmmakers with projects set in the versatile and diverse landscape of AlUla. Film AlUla is driving the development of the film and TV industry in AlUla, located in northwest Arabia, and committed to championing talent from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The partnership will help develop a strong ecosystem in Saudi while providing a platform that empowers a visionary approach amongst regiona...
06.12.2023 | Red Sea International Film Festival's blog