All Red Sea articles – Page 7
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NewsSaudi’s Red Sea Film Festival appoints producer Mohammed Al Turki as CEO
New position will see Saudi producer step up involvement in festival to spearhead its growth and that of local film and TV industry.
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NewsAlgeria’s Sofia Djama, Egypt’s Dina Amer head to Saudi’s Red Sea Lodge
12 upcoming films from the Middle East and North Africa will be supported by project and talent incubator.
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FeaturesRed Sea’s Shivani Pandya on the “great vibe” of the first edition despite logistical hiccups and a no-show artistic director
Former managing director of Dubai International Film Festival has been a driving force behind the new festival.
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NewsSaudi distributor CineWaves, Egypt’s Film Clinic sign output deal
Cinewaves CEO Faisal Baltyour, Film Clinic head Mohamed Hefzy Riyadh-based distributor CineWaves, one of the first Saudi companies to move into arthouse films, has signed an artistic cooperation pact with Egypt’s Film Clinic Indie Distribution. Under the deal, CineWaves will handle the Saudi release of Film Clinic ...
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FeaturesLaurie Anderson describes what she loves about virtual reality filmmaking
Anderson is the jury head of the Red Sea Immersive strand at the Saudia Arabian festival.
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FeaturesRed Sea jury president Giuseppe Tornatore gives his first impressions of Saudia Arabia
“They’ve set everything on fire,” said the Italian director.
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Features‘Rupture’ director Hamzah Jamjoom on his love of using genre films to smuggle in social commentary
The Saudi filmmaker’s debut film shot in Romania, standing in for London.
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News‘Brighton 4th’ wins best film at Saudi’s first Red Sea International Film Festival
Giuseppe Tornatore was jury president for the inaugural competition featuring 16 features.
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Reviews‘Recovery’: Red Sea Review
Rashid Masharawi traces the history of Jaffa in this inventive, personal documentary
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NewsRed Sea lays on Talent Days for next generation of Saudi professionals
Some 250 aspiring Saudi filmmakers are expected to attend the two-day event.
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Reviews‘The Exam’: Red Sea Review
Shawkat Amin Korki’s taut drama concerns a young woman who risks everything to ensure she passes her exams
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Reviews‘Broken Keys’: Red Sea Review
Jimmy Keyrouz’s impressive debut feature chronicles the horrors of war-torn Syria
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NewsFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on the first year of his Saudi distribution label
New label has released 40 titles in Saudi Arabia including The Father, Another Round and Pinocchio.
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Features“Getting the call ignited something like hope in me”: how making ‘Communion’ saved its team from despair
‘Communion’ is screening in competition at the Red Sea International FIlm Festival
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Reviews‘Daughters of Abdul-Rahman’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
Squabbling sisters try to find their way in Jordan’s all-powerful patriarchy
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FeaturesWord of mouth is driving cinemagoing in Saudi, says Muvi Cinemas executive
Homegrown exhibitor currently owns and runs just under half of Saudi Arabia’s 420 screens.
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NewsSaudi Arabia sets sights on 100 feature films by 2030
Ministry of Investment official was speaking at a Red Sea industry talk
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Features“Never take no for an answer,” says groundbreaking Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour
Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker is a guest of honour at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
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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