All Red Sea articles – Page 6
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Features
‘HWJN’ director talks bringing a rare Saudi fantasy feature to screens
Director Yasir Al Yasiri talks to Screen about Saudi fantasy romance HWJN, which opens this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival
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News
International film industry flocks to Red Sea in search of funding, talent and stories
Saudi event has become a magnet for international execs and talent
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UK delegation headed to Jeddah to strengthen Saudi co-production partnerships
More than 50 representatives from across the UK industry will also make the trip to Jeddah.
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Baz Luhrmann investigated Saudi before committing to Red Sea jury
‘Elvis’ filmmaker is looking to champion original voices and emerging talent from Saudi Arabia.
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Features
Saudi film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor on building distributor CineWaves Films and producer Muvi Studios
Baltyuor, who has played a key role in the development of the Saudi film industry, tells Tim Dams about building long-term relationships with local talent
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Front Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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Wayne Borg outlines Neom’s 2024 plans for its two productions hubs: “We’ve got a substantive pipeline”
Screen talks to Borg about how the futuristic region of Neom in Saudi Arabia is establishing itself as a go-to destination for international production.
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Red Sea’s programming team talk pushing boundaries for festival’s 2023 edition
As Red Sea International Film Festival kicks off its third edition, director of international programmes Kaleem Aftab and director of Arab programmes and film classics Antoine Khalife talk Tim Dams through the programme
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Reviews
‘Silent Night’: Review
John Woo returns to American filmmaking with this dialogue-free revenge thriller
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News
Screen’s 2023 Arab Stars of Tomorrow to be revealed at Red Sea festival
This year’s selection of five rising talents will be unveiled on Friday, December 1
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Joel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto join Red Sea jury; Ranveer Singh, Diane Kruger to receive honours
Baz Luhrmann will preside over the jury for the third edition of the festival
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Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ to close Red Sea film festival, International Spectacular line-up revealed
Films from Sofia Coppola, Ava Duvernay, John Woo and Hayao Miyazaki to be screened.
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Saudi fantasy romance feature ‘HWJN’ to open Red Sea film festival
Story of a kind-hearted jinn is a co-production from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and Vox Studios.
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Red Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes
Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.
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Riyadh-based distributor TwentyOne Entertainment launches into MENA market
First acquisition is Red Sea competition title ’Norah’ by Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi
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Baz Luhrmann to head Red Sea jury
The Red Sea International Film Festival runs November 30 – December 9.
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Red Sea Fund sets 36 grant winners, including Rwanda’s Joel Karekezi and Saudi Arabia’s Tawfik Alzaidi
Further projects come from Mehdi M. Barsaoui, Ameer Fakher Eldin, Haifaa Al-Mansour and Annemarie Jacir.
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival backs Maiwenn's period drama ‘Jeanne Du Barry’, starring Johnny Depp
Marks the Red Sea Film Foundation’s first international co-production with France.
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Nine talking points for the global film industry in 2023
The global box office decline, changing priorities for US streamers and the emergence of international mega-players.
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Features
The industry takeaways from the 2022 Red Sea film festival
The event itself was well organised, well attended and, above all, well-funded.