All Festivals articles – Page 3
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NewsContent versus infrastructure is key battle for Saudi film industry, say investors
”Content is the high-risk, high-reward strategy,” says Saudi finance executive Shahjahan Mirza.
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NewsJuliette Binoche champions progress of Saudi women filmmakers
Binoche is in Jeddah with documentary In-I In Motion and received an honorary award the opening night of the festival.
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NewsRed Sea Fund celebrates seven Oscar hopefuls
Seven films supported by the Fund have been put forward as their country’s selection for the 2026 Academy Awards
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NewsTravelling film festival for classic films launches at Red Sea
EXCLUSIVE: The festival is aiming to hold its first edition in August 2026.
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Reviews‘Barni’ review: A missing girl leads to new horizons in ambitious, sentimental Somali debut
Mohammed Sheikh’s feature follows the search for a missing child from a quiet Somali village to the big city
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NewsIdris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Nicholas Hoult join Red Sea conversation programme
Darren Aronofsky, Riz Ahmed, Edgar Ramirez also to speak at festival.
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Reviews‘Black Rabbit, White Rabbit’ review: Audacious, ambitious Tajiki time-loop drama unfolds in film studio
Chosen as Tajikistan’s official Oscar submission, Shahram Mokri’s feature now plays Red Sea Competition
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NewsAdrien Brody broaches AI: “We should always cherish and support the creative process”
“There is nothing to replace emotion,” said Brody, while acknowledging that “evolution is inevitable.”
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News‘Anora’ director Sean Baker on heading Red Sea’s jury and next project plans
The Oscar-winning filmmaking said he would be looking for ’something special’ at the festival.
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NewsAna de Armas on desire to return to Spanish cinema: “Send me scripts!”
de Armas confirmed she will next shoot Grant Singer’s ‘Reenactment’ in January.
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Reviews‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ review: Lebanon’s Oscar hopeful is appealing, soulful romance
The debut feature from Cyril Aris follows a Lebanese couple over three decades
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NewsDakota Johnson says cinema “feels really grim” in US right now
Johnson contrasted US state of play with feeling inspired by Saudi Arabia.
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NewsJessica Alba reveals new Robert Rodriguez, Haifaa Al Mansour film collaborations
Alba is reuniting with ‘Sin City’ director Rodriguez on a heist movie; and making “a tender story” with Al Mansour.
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Reviews‘Sink’ review: Visually striking Jordanian debut offers authentic depiction of mental illness
The first feature from Screen Arab Star Of Tomorrow Zain Duraie now plays Red Sea competition
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Reviews‘Nighttime Sounds’ review: Confident, lyrical drama focuses on marginalised women in rural China
Zhang Zongchen’s follow-up to ‘The Last Farewell’ now plays in Red Sea competition
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NewsMichael Caine, Sean Baker, Juliette Binoche open fifth Red Sea film festival
Baker compares Saudi industry to early Hollywood - “exciting, inspirational and heartwarming.”
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NewsBoots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ to open SXSW 2026
Fest runs in Austin, Texas, from March 12-18.
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NewsKirsten Dunst reflects on #MeToo: “We’ve put a lot of people away”
“People definitely can’t get away with what they used to,” said Dunst at Red Sea film festival.
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NewsQueen Latifah offers advice to Black British filmmakers: “Stand strong in your spot”
Latifah kicked off the starry Red Sea In Conversation series.
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Reviews‘El Sett’ review: Reverential, heavy-handed biopic of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum
Lavish production from ’The Yacoubian Building’ director Marwan Hamed premieres in Marrakech