All Saudi Arabia articles – Page 9
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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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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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NewsWhat is it like to shoot an international production in Saudi Arabia?
There is huge investment in the Saudi locations infrastructure but what is the reality on the ground?
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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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NewsSaudi entertainment group Telfaz11 secures multi-million dollar funding line
Telfaz11 will use the funds to build its development and production slate.
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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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FeaturesRed Sea Souk sets sights on becoming MENA region’s biggest market
Market component of Red Sea International Film Festival’s market runs December 8 to 11.
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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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NewsMiddle East heavyweights Cedars Art, Ritix launch theatrical label Arab Motion (exclusive)
Joint venture spurred by burgeoning Saudi box office following the lifting of 35-year cinema ban.
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NewsSaudi’s Telfaz11 acquires indie film company Last Scene Films
Growing entertainment giant Telfaz11 is striving to become a major player locally and regionally.
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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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News‘West Side Story’ banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, other Gulf nations
Disney refuses to comply with requests for cuts in other countries in the region.
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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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NewsHany Abu Assad on raising awareness around sexual harassment in ‘Huda’s Salon’
The Bethlehem-set thriller makes MENA debut in competition at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
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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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FeaturesMBC Studios KSA head Zeinab Abu Alsamh on Saudi Arabia’s rising film and TV scene
The company is in development on an adaptation of Arabistan Orchards.
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NewsSaudi company Arabia Pictures Group boards raft of Egyptian feature projects
The deal reveals growing synergies between the Egyptian and Saudi screen industries.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Sara Mesfer, director (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi director and screenwriter Sara Mesfer is a rising star in the independent filmmaking scene.
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NewsWhat next for Saudi Arabia’s emerging film sector?
The inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival is being held December 6-15.