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 (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...
VIDEO CHANNEL: Akshay Kumar guest of honour at Red Sea Fest
Akshay Kumar at Red Sea Fest with the festival heads Mohamed Al Tariq and Shivani Pandya Hundreds of fans turned up for a glimpse of megastar Akshay Kumar, who participated in an in-conversation event: watch the moments. ...
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VIDEO CHANNEL: '83' BY Kabir Khan The Red Carpet frenzy moments
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Akshay Kumar at Red Sea Fest with the festival heads Mohamed Al Tariq and Shivani Pandya
Hundreds of fans turned up for a glimpse of megastar Akshay Kumar, who participated in an in-conversation event: watch the moments.
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‘83, presented by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Kabir Khan Films, will have its world premiere at the Festival’s public closing on 15th December, ahead of its release across the Gulf region on December 23rd and worldwide release on 24th December. The highly anticipated sports biopic is being distributed across the GCC by VOX Cinemas.
Toni El Massih, Managing Director, VOX Cin...
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 generous industry sponsors.&...
Acclaimed director Kabir Khan along with with cricket legends Kapil Dev, Mohinder ‘Jimmy’ Amarnath in attendance for a sensational send off to the Festival’s inaugural edition.
Sports biopic is being distributed across GCC by Festival Partner, VOX Cinemas
The first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) in partnership with VOX Cinemas, MBC GROUP and Saudia Airlines closed on a high this evening with the world premiere of t...
RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2021
HAIFAA AL-MANSOUR: A CELEBRATION
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
Last week, at The Red Sea film festival (https://redseafilmfest.com/en/ ) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; the most important Saudi female filmmaker, Haifaa Al-Mansour ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifaa_al-Mansour ), was finally celebrated for her courage, her talent and her vision to encourage waves of changes in this country with a “bad reputation”. Such reputation is sure to be s...
Bruno Chatelin met with Red Sea Immersive producer Michael Salmon
Liz Rosenthal Red Sea IMMERSIVE with her jury members: Victoria Mapplebeck and Laurie Anderson.
Interview by Bruno Chatelin
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 countri...
Fatima Al-Bawami Photo RSIFF / GETTYImages
Final huge day of screenings of fabulous films, with a couple we have been saving for last and lots of chances to catch up on ones you have missed. There is also a special celebratory screening of Elephant God, one of Indian director Satyajit Ray’s greatest masterpieces.
Yes, the prizes are handed out today december 13 and the official part of the festival draws to a close. But it’s not over yet!!! There are still two...
