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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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FeaturesRed Sea’s Finn Halligan and Antoine Khalife talk building a film culture in Saudi Arabia
“We tell local audiences ‘this festival is for you’,” says former Screen editor Halligan.
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NewsRed Sea film festival hopes for knockout 2025 edition as Middle East cinema ramps up international profile
Festival has come a long way in its first five years, contributing to the growth of both the Saudi and Middle East film sector.
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News‘Chasing Red’ starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno to shoot in AlUla in Saudi Arabia
Production will begin in AlUla in December 2025.
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NewsNetflix, Disney+ and AGC Studios execs join Red Sea Souk talks programme
Red Sea Film Festival’s industry programme will have 160 exhibitors from 45 countries at its marketplace.
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NewsEgyptian box office set to surpass pre-Covid levels in 2025
Eight out of the top 10 releases so far in 2025 are Egyptian films, according to study published by Cairo Industry Days.
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NewsSaudi Arabia leads $900m raise for Hollywood lab owner Luma AI
Luma AI launched Dream Lab LA in the summer.
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NewsAGC International to offer ‘Desert Warrior’ to buyers for first time at AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Regional premiere to take place at Red Sea Film festival in December.
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NewsFilm Clinic and Front Row team for Omar Hilal’s ‘His Weakest Creatures’ starring Ahmed Helmy and Hend Sabry
Hilal previously directed Voy! Voy! Voy!, Egypt’s submission to the Academy Awards
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NewsRed Sea unveils 2025 programme including opening film ‘Giant’
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’, ‘Sirât’ to play as Special Screenings.
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NewsRed Sea Souk projects include CJ Obasi, Maha Haj and Mohamed Kordofani titles
Source: RSIFF The Red Sea Souk market floor New films from CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi and Maha Haj are among the 40 projects in the Red Sea Souk Project Market, the co-production platform of Red Sea International Film Festival (December 4-13). The selection consists of 24 projects at ...
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News‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX, ‘Rose Of Nevada’ among latest Red Sea selections
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, ‘The SpongeBob Movie’ also chosen.
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NewsSeven talking points from Saudi Film Confex 2025: From Johnny Depp to AI and local box office hits
The third edition of Saudi Film Confex attracted international guests including Stuart Ford, Alex Walton and Tom McGrath
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NewsSaudi films surge in popularity at local box office, taking 23% share in 2025 to date
Backing local films is key to driving growth of the Saudi cinema industry, say experts.
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NewsIndustry veterans Amanda Nevill and Tom McGrath share advice on how Saudi film industry can grow
Former BFI CEO Nevill and ex-Paramount Pictures president McGrath talk long-term horizons, government support, developing talent and streamlining paperwork.
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NewsSaudi Film Confex director Meshary AlKhayyat on the third edition of the industry platform
Four-day event in Riyadh encompasses an exhibition, conference and masterclasses.
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FeaturesRupert Wyatt on battling heat and politics to bring Saudi epic ‘Desert Warrior’ to the big screen
UK filmmaker reveals why Saudi Arabia-set drama has taken so long to premiere.
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NewsSaudi industry mulls how to get traditional banks to provide finance for film productions
Saudi Film Confex panel heard that it is difficult to get the film industry and the banking sector to align their respective interests.
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NewsAlex Walton, Amanda Nevill and Johnny Depp among speakers at third Saudi Film Confex
Film business exhibition, which aims to develop Saudi industry, has attracted local and international guests.
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News“Disney were convinced I was ruining the movie”: Johnny Depp on making ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’
Disney were not happy with the way he interpreted the role of the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow, says actor at masterclass at Saudi Film Confex