All Festivals articles – Page 247
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FeaturesHow Egyptian director Samir Nasr turned censorship issues into opportunity to make Red Sea title ‘Sharaf’
When an Eygptian shoot proved impossible, the director elevated the local story to an Arab one.
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Reviews‘Farha’: Red Sea Review
Darin J. Sallam delivers a harrowing debut in this portrait of a Palestinian woman hiding out from Israeli forces
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Reviews‘Communion’: Red Sea Review
Writer-director Nejib Belkadhi stars as a man battling mental illness in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown
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NewsMichelle Yeoh action sci-fi ’Everything Everywhere All At Once’ to open SXSW 2022
Feature marks follow-up to The Daniels’ ’Swiss Army Man’
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NewsAGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford talks shooting $100m ‘Desert Warrior’ in Saudi Arabia
With a budget in excess of $100m, it is the biggest production to shoot in Saudi Arabia since the lifting of its 35-year cinema ban.
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NewsHybrid Slamdance 2022 unveils line-up as $25,000 AGBO Fellowship returns
Festival runs in Park City and online from January 20-30, 2022. $25,000 AGBO Fellowship returns.
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Reviews‘Paka (River Of Blood)’: Red Sea Review
A long-standing blood feud between rival families gets reignited in this savage, vividly realised tale
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Reviews‘The Sea Ahead’: Red Sea Review
Ely Dagher’s striking first feature is a poetic look at a woman who returns home, finding a city she no longer recognises
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NewsRotterdam forced to delay decision on physical event but industry programme moves online
Festival organisers announced programme details including a focus on US filmmaker Amanda Kramer.
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News“They are willing to walk with you” say Red Sea Lodge filmmakers in Lab’s second year
The Red Sea Lodge is a year-round incubator that nurtures 12 feature film projects.
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FeaturesFive Saudi acting and directing talents to watch
Screen profiles five rising Saudi talents, whose work is being showcased at the Red Sea Film Festival.
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FeaturesMaan and Yaser B on how ‘The Blair Witch Project’ inspired their feature debut ‘Junoon’
“Any style you choose is going to be new in Saudi,” says Maan B.
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Reviews‘Abu Saddam’: Cairo Review
A veteran trucker and his assistant deliver a powerful portrayal of toxic masculinity for Egyptian director and co-writer Nadine Khan
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NewsJuan Jose Campanella series ‘Los Enviados’ among Paramount+ LatAm showcase
Series to debut on platform on December 12.
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NewsRed Sea artistic director Edouard Waintrop cancels trip to festival
Former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight artistic director oversaw selection of inaugural edition.
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NewsRed Sea film festival opens as Haifaa Al Mansour steals the show
Hollywood and regional stars hit the red carpet event in Jeddah’s Al-Balad historic centre.
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NewsSundance Film Festival heads “confident” in 2022 hybrid model amid global Covid rise
Plan is ”to continue reviewing or adapting our health safety protocols as the festival nears and as new variants become identified”.
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Reviews‘Becoming’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
All-female anthology takes a sparky driver’s seat approach to life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival launches defining first edition
International film festival launches in Jeddah exactly four years after lifting of Saudi’s 35-year cinema ban.
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Reviews‘The Stranger’: Cairo Review
Palestine’s submission to the international Oscar category is set in the disputed Golan Heights