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.
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) in partnership with VOX Cinemas and the MBC GROUP, today announced its stellar line up of In-Conversations happening at this year’s festival in Jeddah.
Cinema talents including Jackie Chan, Akshay Kumar, Nadine Labaki and Guy Ritchie are just some of the renowned artists participating in the strong series of In-Conversations at the Festival, which will celebrate highly lauded directors, legendary actors and actresses, and emergent i...
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The love story between the Maison and the silver screen continues
The Red Sea International Film Festival announced Chopard as an official sponsor of its second edition, in partnership with Attar United. Already very involved in the world of cinema, Chopard is happy once again to demonstrate its love of the seventh art by supporting this unique event, to be held in Jeddah from December 1st to 10th. The partnership will also be an opportunity to see Chopard ambassadors sparkling with its...
RED SEA 360° in Association with Winston Baker
The Red Sea 360° offers four days of thrilling and relevant talks on the Entertainment Industry, Finance and Innovation.
Festival attendees will be able to join 13 sessions covering various topics such as Sales & Distribution, International Co-Productions, Opportunities in the Arab Region, Incentives & Tax Rebates, Funding & Investing in Content, Storytelling...
the Red Sea International Film Festival opens its doors to film enthusiasts at the biggest cinematic event of the year, the Festival has announced the first exclusive concert, featuring a performance by the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music.
The first musician to take the stage at the Red Sea International Film Festival concerts will be the legendary ‘A.R. Rahman’. The most renowned musician in the Indian entertainment industry – A.R. Rahman, two-time a...
The Festival will present a selection of the latest leading immersive experiences in competition,
Red Sea: VR will showcase four Saudi projects in collaboration with Ithra’s Creative Solutions Program
The Red Sea International Film Festival announced today the program for their Virtual Reality Competition, celebrating innovative immersive art and entertainment. The program will feature ten virtual reality productions representing the best of international VR creativity f...
The Red Sea International Film Festival today unveiled the jury for the Red Sea Souk Project Market and the Red Sea Work-In-Progress. The juries will award several prizes to eligible films to a total value of $400,000, together with several ‘in kind’ awards from two new Red Sea Souk partners.
The three Project Market Jury members will award six Red Sea Souk awards, granted by the Red Sea Fund. Souk projects are eligible for the Development Award (worth $35,000), the Specia...
The Red Sea International Film Festival revealed their Festival Favorites selection. These films have been carefully chosen from the world’s best film festivals and will be screened as part of the Red Sea International Film Festival’s programming, bringing the best up-and-coming films from some of the world’s greatest new talents to Jeddah.
The Festival Favorites selection includes a round-up of the year’s international hits from both audiences and critics, as ...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) announced that the legendary Indian actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will receive an Honorary Award to recognize his exceptional contribution to the film industry at the opening ceremony of the Festival’s second edition in Jeddah, on the Eastern shore of the Red Sea. The Festival is set to run from the 1-10 December and will present 131 feature films and shorts from 61 countries in 41 languages from both established and emerging talent...
THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS NEW PROGRAM STRAND
RED SEA: NEW VISION
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) today announced Red Sea: New Vision, the program strand designed to provide a platform for projects that demonstrate a fresh cinematic vision, and have revealed the selection of films that will be screened at the upcoming second edition of the Festival.
A new program strand for the second edition, Red Sea: New Vision celebrates films th...
The Red Sea International Film Festival announced today that acclaimed British director Guy Ritchie will receive an Honorary Award to recognize his exceptional contribution to the film industry at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Festival in Jeddah on the Eastern shore of the Red Sea.
The Festival is set to run from December 1 — 10 and will present 131 feature films and shorts from 61 countries in 41 languages from both established and emerging talent...
Red Sea: Shorts Competition, the exciting programming strand of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), today announced the international selection from Asia and Africa which completes the 26-strong program of short films The second edition of the festival is set to take place from 1-10 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea,
Kaleem Aftab, Director of International Programming for the RedSeaIFF, said: “Short films are such a vital part of th...
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...
