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.
Very nice reception at Shangri La 7th Floor with a view on Djeddah Corniche F1 track
FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 will take place 17th March 2023 4:59 pm – 19th March 2023 5:00 pm ! don't miss it !
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Red Sea Souk Awards winners were announced today during the ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) in Jeddah. Aimed at fostering co-production, worldwide distribution, and new business prospects, the Red Sea Souk is a film market created to support the thriving Saudi, African and Arab industries and promote talent. Distributors, sales representatives, and producers looking to expand their regional reach attend it.
This year, the four-day souk attracted a larger crow...
Extensive coverage from Jeddah for the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival
Watch some of our videos on our youtube channel.
VIDEO: RSIFF 22 Red Carpet interview with Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khanon
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Red Carpet interviews with Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khanon
Shah Rukh Khan honored on opening ceremony
Priyanka Chopra on Opening red carpet
Akshay Kumar dancing at RSI...
Everything is bigger and nicer for this second edition of the festival, the main venue (Ritz Carlton) is absolutely spectacular, with everything at hand, screenings, VR, The Gardens, and massive souk venues and meeting spots. Salute to the choice the festival made, also so very conveniently located next to Crowne Plaza where many of us are staying.
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As film lovers enjoy the Red Sea International Film Festival at the biggest cinematic event of the year, the Festival announces Egypt’s leading hip-hop star Wegz at an exclusive concert nestled on Jeddah Corniche Al Hamra, on the 7th of December.
from Alexandria's grassroot hip-hop scene to the world – WEGZ is one of contemporary Arabic music’s most recognised icons. At just 19 years, he began paving his way to the top with catchy flows and raw, emotional, and rela...
Indie director Khalid Fahad’s Ithra-produced debut feature Valley Road is the closing film
Two short films supported by Ithra Film Productions being screened
Ithra’s Creative Solutions program will showcase its immersive digital technologies
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is excited to announce its participation at the second Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 1-10. Ithra Film Productions’ ...
YOUR DAILY HIGHLIGHTS AND LINKS TO TONIGHT’S RED CARPET IN PICTURES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH: Arab Spectacular -KAMLA (18:30 - Red Sea Gala Theatre)
International Spectacular - THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (22:30 - Red Sea Gala Theatre)
Red Sea Competition - A CHILDLESS VILLAGE (16:15 - Red Sea Cinema)
Red Sea Competition - WITHIN SAND (19:30 - Red Sea Cinema)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH PRESS JUNKETS
OUR LADY ...
The Red Sea International Film Festival hosted the first ‘Celebration of Women in Cinema’ gala this week in partnership with Vanity Fair and Chopard at the Park Hyatt, Jeddah to celebrate visionary female talent both on and behind the camera from around the world.
At a gala event hosted alongside the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, the event brought together working at the heart of the film industry.
The RSIFF continues to suppo...
Hayy Cinema’s opening programme, developed in collaboration with Red Sea International Film Festival, includes a Youssef Chahine retrospective and ‘As Seen’, a Gamal Fahmy archival exhibition
Red Sea International Film Festival and Art Jameel announce an archival exhibition presenting Gamal Fahmy’s legacy and a Youssef Chahine film retrospective. The programme invites audiences to discover unique images of the great photographer Gamal Fahmy and ...
Always happy to meet my former colleague from FOX in new places! Hans Fraikin Abu Dhabi Film Commissioner came to Jeddah to speak at RED SEA 360° organized by Winston Baker about soft money and tax incentives in the region.
PANEL | Show Me the Soft Money: Incentives to Explore
There are multiple avenues to subsidize your budget through Funds, Rebates, Development and Support Programs.
Budgets for film production can be overwhelming, especially in the indie mar...
Qisah International Film Festival provides a single platform for films from across the Muslim world enabling filmmakers, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to represent these local worlds in all their cultural diversity, nuance and depth. By Muslim world we mean not only Muslim majority countries but also those with significant Muslim minorities and the Muslim diaspora in Europe, North America and elsewhere. In bringing local film-maker’s representation of their life-worlds the festival aims to...
Film AlUla, the film agency of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), has begun construction of a comprehensive, cutting-edge studio complex to kick-start the next phase in north-west Arabia’s emergence as a regional hub for the screen sector.
Completion of the complex’s first phase, encompassing approximately 30,000 square metres (330,000 square feet), is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2023.
The first phase of the complex will include two world-class soundstages...
The Red Sea International Film Festival honored the Egyptian cinema icon Yousra with a GOLD YUSR Honorary Awards at the opening ceremony of the Festivals’ second edition in Jeddah on the Eastern shore of the Red Sea.
Along with acclaimed British director Guy Ritchie and the legendary Indian actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan, the Festival honored the three outstanding talents to recognize their exceptional contribution to the film industry. The Festival is set to run ...
Romance, Musical and Melodrama | Running Time: 132 minutes
1972 / Arabic dialogue
Country: Egypt
Directed by: Hassan Al-Imam
Produced by
Sout El Fen
Starring
Hussein Fahmy, Suad Husni, Tahiyyah Karyuka, Shafik Galal, Samir Ghanem
Scriptwriter
Hassan El Emam, Salah Gaheen
By day, Zouzou is a serious theatre student at a prestigious Egyptian university, popular with her classmates. By night, she is a talented performer in her mother&#...
The Red Sea International Film Festival announces the second exclusive concert providing gorgeous sea views of the Jeddah Corniche for the renowned star Balqees on 5th December.
Balqees didn't take long to shoot up to the top of the charts – and anyone who has heard her sing knows why. Balqees's powerful voice, charismatic stage presence and dazzling skills at mastering an impressive range of Arabic dialects make her a one-of-a-kind artist. From her viral Moroccan pop tune...
Egyptian dramedy is a collaboration between VOX Cinemas, Film Clinic and Image Nation Abu Dhabi and is due for theatrical release in 2023
Award-winning commercial director Omar Hilal will release his debut feature film Voy! Voy! Voy! in 2023. The announcement was made at a press conference at the Red Sea International Film Festival, which was attended by cast and crew including Omar Hilal, Mohamed Hefzy, Nelly Karim and Mohamed Farrag. The Egyptian dramedy is a collaboration b...
Nancy Paton the CEO of Desert Rose Films has partnered up with Meredith Brett at Flying Tiger Entertainment to produce the feature adaptation of Dr. Michele Ziolkowski’s children’s book trilogy The Boy Who Knew the Mountains, inspired by her own experiences raising a son on the autism spectrum and celebrates the natural majesty of the United Arab Emirates in a way that is rarely captured on screen. Mountain Boy is supported by Creative City Fujairah and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission ...
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND: PRESS SCREENINGS
What’s Love Got To Do With It?: 9:00 – Ritz Carlton Gala Theatre
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND: IN-CONVERSATIONS
In-Conversation with Sharon Stone: 13:30-14:30 - Red Sea Mall VOX Cinema 6
In-Conversation with Andy Garcia: 14:45-15:45 - Red Sea Mall VOX Cinema 5
In-Conversation with Guy Ritchie: 16:00-17:00 - Red Sea Mall VOX Cinema 6
In-Conversation with Luca Guadagnino: 17:15-18:15 - Red Sea Mall VOX Cinema 5
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DAILY REPORT
DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2022
YOUR DAILY HIGHLIGHTS AND LINKS TO TONIGHT’S RED CARPET IN PICTURES
TONIGHT: Opening Night Gala - WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO IT?
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND: Red Sea Competition - SHIMONI (16:00 - Red Sea Cinema)
Red Sea Competition - RAVEN SONG (19:00 - Red Sea Cinema)
Red Sea Competition - MOUNTAIN ONION (22:15 - Red Sea Cinema)
Arab Spectacular - QUEENS (18:45 - Red Sea Gala Theatre)
International S...
Filmfestivals.com will be bringing you updated and live coverage from Jeddah! Stay tuned and connect to our Red Sea International Film Festival Chanel on youtube.
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas and the MBC GROUP, raised the curtain on the second edition, which will run from 1-10 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. The Festival opened with romantic comedy What's Love Got to Do with It? directed by Shekhar ...
